Introduction to Ken

Hi.  I am Ken.  I am a NJ native living in Switzerland.  I got the opportunity to work here when my Finance department at Hoffmann-La Roche in Nutley was going to be downsized by HQ here in Switzerland.  I was lucky enough to join HQ in Basel Switzerland instead (if you can't beat them, join them is the ol' addage).

Living here has been an opportunity for me to step outside and observe my life in the US almost as if I were a different person.  It hasn't all been easy by ANY means, but it's been a personal journey of discovery and awakening.  The journey is not over; in ways, it has only begun.  In fact, I'm only in the process of being re-born and it is a long and difficult birth.   

I have some opinions.  Some perspectives.  Some things that I think are important.  I believe I am more-informed because I had the good luck to live abroad.  I hope you might be interested enough to read some of my blogs and that you might get something out of them.  In the past, my writings have sometimes "rocked the boat" a little bit and "ruffled feathers."  I hope that won't lead to a shouting match (not my goal).  I want instead to ignite a healthy debate where we can share our ideas and rationales; where we can substantively discuss topics and why we might not agree with one another about the conclusions.

Please stay tuned for my first post: Diet and Living in the USA.