Stories for My Friends

Please note, there are two books available. They are identical in content. One under Robert Lyle Metts, the author's name that family and early childhood friends recognize. The other under Robert L. Metts, as the author is known around the world. About the author: Robert L. Metts was an adventurer and a disability activist that cared deeply about the lives of people with disabilities around the world. After receiving a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, Bob...
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Please note, there are two books available. They are identical in content. One under Robert Lyle Metts, the author's name that family and early childhood friends recognize. The other under Robert L. Metts, as the author is known around the world. About the author: Robert L. Metts was an adventurer and a disability activist that cared deeply about the lives of people with disabilities around the world. After receiving a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, Bob continued his education there to earn a Ph.D. in Economics with a focus on Economic Development. While in Kenya conducting research for his Ph.D. dissertation, he had first-hand experience with the conditions disabled people faced in developing countries. He became a full professor of economics at the University of Nevada, Reno where he was an excellent teacher for 27 years. He was a Fulbright Scholar, conducting research on the impact of Official Development Assistance on people with disabilities in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. His research and consulting work focused on Disability and Development. Bob worked with governments and non-governmental organizations to design and implement policies and programs that included disabled people in all aspects of life. He consulted with the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Inter-American Development Bank, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Institute, the World Institute on Disability, and the governments of Viet Nam and Yemen. This important work took him to Viet Nam, Yemen, Indonesia, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Siberia (more times than he ever liked to remember) and to refugee camps in Kenya. Bob was married for 36 years and lived with his wife, Nan sea, in a log home that he designed, and they built together with the help of family and friends. He loved a good party and was renowned for hosting days-long gatherings where musicians jammed for hours, old and new friends cooked and ate a continual stream of astonishingly delicious food, and champagne corks flew.