David A. Andelman will be our special guest for the TCC Virtual Exploration on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at 2 p.m. (U.S. and Canada) / 1900 UTC.
David is a global affairs columnist for CNN and, most recently, creator of the SubStack page, Andelman Unleashed. He began his career as a correspondent for The New York Times in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, then served as Paris correspondent for CBS News. He was later an executive editor of Forbes, editor and publisher of World Policy Journal. He is the author of five books, the most recent being A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy and the History of Wars that Might Still Happen. He served as president of the Overseas Press Club of America, has reported from more than 90 countries on five continents, and is a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian decoration.
TCC Book Club Breakout Room!
After the Virtual Exploration presentation, a breakout room for the TCC Book Club will discuss Osa Johnson’s I Married Adventure, a well-written memoir of her life with her husband Martin. They evolved from small-town Kansas kids to pioneering world travelers, photographing and filming indigenous cultures and wildlife from Melanesia to East Africa for two decades starting in 1917. They had a remarkably close relationship, developed a sizable media company, and saw truly isolated societies and landscapes.
Preview of the Next Virtual Exploration
Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 2 p.m. EST (US and Canada) / 1900 UTC
Dawn Riley is a world-renowned sailor, speaker, author, commentator, consultant, coach, and mentor. As CEO and captain of America True, she was and is the youngest person and only female ever to lead an America’s Cup Challenge.She went on to be the first American, man or woman, to sail in four America’s Cups and two Round the World races.
Dawn started her sailing career at an early age. By age 15, she had her first summer job captaining a boat, and at 24 she joined the crew of the Maiden, the first all-women’s team in the 1989-90 Whitbread race. The team’s story was featured in the 2019 documentary film Maiden.
Dawn now is the CEO of the nonprofit Oakcliff Sailing, which is building American leaders through sailing. Athletes receive training on inshore, offshore and high-performance sailing. Oakcliff is the training partner for the New York Yacht Club’s America’s Cup team, American Magic, The Ocean Race’s 11th Hour Racing, and is working with US Sailing training the next Olympic champions.
Dawn is the former president of the Woman’s Sports Foundation, served on the board of US Sailing, and is an advisor to several public service organizations. Her achievements include two world championships and holds multiple other records.
Dawn will speak about the adventures of sailing to and past many of the spectacular destinations of our world.
Note: Past Virtual Exploration programs are available on the TCC Forum under “Videos.” If you have not registered to access the members-only TCC Forum, information on how to do this is available here: https://travelerscenturyclub.org/about/forum »
