Former East Lansing Mayor Shares Lessons From 17 Month Globe Trot

Former East Lansing Mayor Sam Singh has spent a good portion of the last three months telling the public and the media about his recent, 17-month trip around the world.

According to excerpts from the article:

Singh began the trip with a goodbye party in the Bahamas at the end of December 2007.

His parents were among the group of 20 family members and friends to send Singh off on his journey from the Bahamas.

“We were excited in terms of his travel,” said Karan Singh, Sam’s father. “Initially, he was going to take a year off. We were a little apprehensive about that.”

When Sam Singh, 38, first began making his plans, Michael Baird, a college friend, wasn’t sure it was really going to happen. But Baird said once Singh sets his mind on something, he does it.

Read the entire article here.

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