Guardian Angel
How old is old enough to feel your first love? Or to experience the unbearable pain of loss? When can you possibly be old enough to understand these feelings?
1986 is a year that lingers in the memory. In January, just 73 seconds after launch, the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated. Three months later, in the little-known town of Chernobyl, reactor number four exploded, creating fear and alarm across Europe and beyond. They were both devastating events, but the reason why I will never forget that year is because it was the summer we went to the Alps. It was the year I met G...
