Paul A. Jensen is the son of a Danish immigrant to the United States. He tells the story of growing up in rural Northern California during and after the Second World War. It is the story of living poorly in rural America and of the challenges and the opportunities as well. It is about obtaining a higher education and a place in society. The challenge of working your way through college, of questioning the society you live in and it's religion. It is also a story of success and travel in the world outside of rural California and finally a story of living and working in Europe in the twenty first century. It reflects on the future of the world as we know it and the approaching crisis facing the world today.