Today I leave Mexico for a while, after what has been a very long time here, longer than I’ve ever been away. I’m really looking forward to being home, but also to returning again soon:) I am so grateful for the time we had here and the people that made it special. For Meara, who supported this dream of mine, and who makes me so proud of the strength she helps create in our family. When we weren’t together, I missed her and the kids terribly, but she was there in spirit, helping the world turn so beautifully. I couldn’t have done this without her. For my family, Pete and Susan, my parents, my friends. I’ve never been away so long, but you helped it feel close. For Henry, the greatest friend one could ever ask for, and an incredibly talented and creative human, full of a contrarian insight from which I have learned so much. Thanks for being you, thanks for being here, thanks for another great chapter together. For Kelvin, my friend and mentor in diving since that first cave in Mexico many years ago. Thanks for the knowledge and training, thanks for the tough conversations, thanks for the laughs, and most of all, for that rarest thing of all, your care over all of these years and this time especially. For Ivo, a man with an incredible heart and wisdom beyond his years, and an amazingly gifted diver and teacher. I’m grateful for our conversations, and for all of the time we’ve spent together, underwater and topside. And for so many others I can’t mention here that helped along the way, some to create space for my time away, some to assist us here in Mexico, and some to do other things. Your support was meaningful to me, and valued. It has been a tough year here on planet earth, undoubtedly for some more than others, but the unrelenting setbacks have cast a shadow over all of us. But beneath it all, there is always the light. The time we all had together, and the time we all had apart both helped me to remember that this year.