Jon Letman is a freelance journalist based on Kauai since 2001. Prior to that, he lived and worked in Japan, Israel, Alaska and Washington State. Jon writes for local, national and international print and web publications about culture, society, business, and the natural world, particularly plant life. His stories have been published in Iceland, Finland, Canada, Japan, Russia and the UK in CNN Traveler, Christian Science Monitor and other publications. Despite his penchant for far-flung cold spots (Tibet, Mongolia, Kamchatka), he has made a home with his family on Kauai.