Acknowledgments

I would like to thank everyone who has touched my life personally and professionally. There are too many to name, but when you read this, you know who are. Special thanks to Florian Bellanger, Johnny Iuzzini, Dorie Greenspan, Luis Robledo Richards, Jason Casey, Andres Lara, Ryan Zimmer and Gregoire Michaud for your kind words and friendship.

Most importantly, I want to thank my family for always supporting and grounding me: Bonnie, Manny, Stacey, Paul, Sarah, Jacob and the rest of my relatives.