THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO MY SON’S TEACHER, MR. KIM LE BAS. KIM IS THE KIND OF TEACHER WHO TREATS HIS STUDENTS AS FELLOW EXPLORERS, GUIDING THEM GENTLY YET FIRMLY THROUGH THE PRICKLY LABYRINTH OF CHILDHOOD SO THAT THEY MAY EMERGE UPSTANDING, OUTSTANDING, AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERY JOURNEY IS AN EDUCATION. THAT EVERY DAY IS A CRAYON OF A NEW COLOR. A MYSTERIOUS PACKAGE ON THE DOORSTEP STAMPED WITH FOREIGN POSTAGE. AN ICE CREAM TRUCK ON FIRE, CAREENING AROUND THE CORNER. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT …