Category: Travel
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A Mountain Hike and Messy Middle
The late summer light is giving way to fall, like the slow turning of a dial. Everything is muted and yellow-gold. The light comes slanting gently into the kitchen at 5:00pm when I’m wrapping up my work day. There is a calm after storms, when all goes quiet. Such is (more…)
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Where Did My Travel Bug Go?
Sometimes I wonder if I used up all my traveling energy in my twenties. This week I’m in Mexico, visiting my friend Meghan who’s been living here for several years. I came to Mexico City for her 30th birthday party, a rather big bash. (more…)
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How My Friend Helped Me Make Peace with My International Life
Flying across the Atlantic is one of my favorite things to moan and gripe about, so one day last winter, I found myself moaning and griping about it to my dear friend Rosi. I’d just flown to Wisconsin from Jordan by myself, because my husband did not have a visa (more…)
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My Ongoing, One-Sided Battle With the Atlantic Ocean
We fly to Amman tonight, and our two giant pink suitcases are nearly packed. By that I mean they are sitting in the middle of the living room floor surrounded by a huge mess of clothes, shoes, and gifts – chocolate bars, sticker books, and tins of mackerel. R and (more…)
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