I grew up and was educated in California, developing a penchant for ethical issues and Mexican food. Before arriving at UAB in 2013, I lived for two years on the other side of the globe, in a land Down Under, where it’s summer in December, there’s universal health care, and the local time is one day ahead of the States. In Australia I taught at Monash University in Melbourne, worked with some outstanding philosophers, and explored the country — from the Great Barrier Reef to the Outback (the real thing, not the steakhouse).