I had only known Ambassador Otto as Dr. Otto who was my mom's colleague at the hospital, choir conductor at our local church, and his kids went to the same school as me. When I moved to New York, I had an opportunity to get to know him better. He lived his faith and truly portrayed God's humility. And sometimes, this got him in trouble with Judy. So one weekend, Ambassador had an accident. I cannot remember the details of what exactly happened to him, but whatever it was caused him to need a walking aid. Remember the part where I said he was humble, yeah, he understood the need of a walking aid to be just that -- something that can aid him in his walking. To most people, this would be a cane. To most people who are Permanent Representatives at the UN (the highest ranking official other than Head of State that walks the halls of the United Nations Headquarters), this would mean a cane, likely dark brown in tone and varnished with a rubber cap at the bottom to ensure good tracti...
Experiences while abroad