Loïc“Please forget my lame attempt at a joke. I’m not remotely funny. It’s one of my flaws.” —Loïc Berkeley “You’ve never done this before, have you?” I can’t stop from chuckling as I watch London struggle with the paddle, like she’s slaying a dragon with a sword. “Um, no. Is it that obvious?” she calls over her shoulder at me. “Yep.” I get the feeling that she really isn’t an outdoorsy type of girl. One more flaw to add to her growing list and one that I’ll gladly help her with. I love being outside. There’s something comforting about being out in the elements, regardless of what they are. I’ve lived all over the United States and been to Iraq. It doesn’t matter if I’m sitting beneath the lush evergreens in Washington as it rains or in the Iraqi desert, covering my face as the sand w

