A Southern California child, Ken spent three years in the Army during the Viet Nam era. While in Turkey, he met and married his late wife, and the two went on to live and work in Europe for the next fifteen years. Returning to the USA, Ken went on to develop markets for US and Australian-built pleasure boats. Ken has worked, lived, and otherwise experienced 92 countries-- and intends to break 100 within a few years. In 2010, Ken fulfilled a lifetime desire to delve into international assistance work by joining USAID (US Agency For International Development), and served 14 months in southern Afghanistan. Ken has written six books as well as numerous marketing and development papers for international business. He also writes biographies: wwww.biographymasters.com. His novel, A Lion in Spring, is the result of nine years of living and working in Greece. Today, Ken and his wife, Kanjana, reside in Florida. Their two children are out and about exploring the world ... as they should be.