Partho sighed deeply as he gazed at the clouds floating past his window. Most men would have rejoiced at the idea of a vacation in the U.S. east coast. Not him. “Stuff these into your ears,” Ria, my sister, and his wife said. She handed him two cotton balls from the middle seat. He lifted his winter ear mufflers, shoved the balls all the way in and pulled his mufflers back on. Partho was prone…