10. One of the aspects of humility that I feel is very rewarding during our time on earth, is to be blessed with weaknesses. It's not that I particularly like weaknesses, because I don't, but I know they are necessary for us, and are an important part of life's trials.
Pauma Valley is a small, rural community in North County with only a handful of homes on the market at any given time. The estimated 2012 median house or condominium value in Pauma Valley was $372,912, which is a bit higher than the median value across California that year ($349,400).
Geographically, the academy was in the Hudson Highlands, at the foot of Storm King Mountain, just west of the Hudson River and 6 miles (10 km) north of West Point. NYMA was approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, or about one hour by car. This placed NYMA in the Mid-Hudson region of the Hudson Valley, which was accessible by airplane (KSWF, KEWR, KLGA, KJFK, KALB) as well as train (Amtrak and Metro-North), bus, and automobile.