As we arrived in the lobby of the Westin in Grand Cayman, George Davidson was playing the love song from The Phantom of the Opera on the grand piano. Grand Cayman is one of our favorite winter retreats and Davidson has been a staple of what we enjoy about that warm and refreshing island since we began going there so many years ago. Davidson’s self-taught style always brings a smile to my face, relaxation to my body, and joy to my heart. It seemed an appropriate culmination to a year full of joy.

The year began with an eight-month sabbatical that started with an exploration of peace at the University of Peace in Costa Rica and a humbling interview with Nomfundo Walese, the executive director of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. In the midst of our travels, we spoke with Ravi Kant, the vice chairman of Tata Motors in Mumbai, who explained how their chairman, Ratan Tata, had envisioned a way to provide inexpensive, personal transportation to Indian families so badly in need of a better way to get around, and the Tata Nano was created to manifest that noble vision.

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