438 days by Jonathan Franklin You are at sea. Maybe, you are someone like me who loves it. The crashing of the waves, the shore somewhere on the horizon, an endless expanse of water all around. But even if you love it the way Salvador Alvarenga did, can you imagine the torment of being lost for 438 days? Disturbing, isn’t it? When I spotted this book at the bookstore, the number on the cover stopped me in my tracks. 438 days, That’s 14 months. The amount of time it takes to conceive a baby, give birth and have him smiling back at you. The amount of time it takes to get through another year in college and already be a few months into the next, edging closer to your career. 438 days is a incident based on true story of fisherman named Jose Salvador Alvarenga. Here are several things I took away from his incredible story I mentioned at the end of this post. Jose "Salvador Alvarenga" returns alive after 438 days alone at sea It is no wonder tha...