A Retreat on Rails
Back in 2009 I took a cross-country train from Boston to San Diego just because it had always been a dream of mine. This summer,…
read moreBack in 2009 I took a cross-country train from Boston to San Diego just because it had always been a dream of mine. This summer,…
read moreNothing thrills quite like finding out that you’ve been acting like a crazy person. I had that experience two summers ago, when I spent eight…
read moreI harbor not-so-subtle feelings of dislike for nature. Because I cannot plug my hair straightener into a tree nor can I convince any surrounding wildlife…
read moreI’m sitting in the back seat… again. It’s been a while since I’ve sat back here, looking on over miles and hours at the moving…
read moreMy old faithful hunter green suitcase trailed behind me as I emerged from the terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City in April. Although…
read moreWarmer temperatures and longer days mean that summer exploration possibilities are endless. Adventure abounds each weekend with local festivals, picnics and trips to the lake.…
read more“Anger is seldom without reason, but never a good one.” — Benjamin Franklin The lights of Piccadilly Circus whirled by at a steady pace as…
read moreNow that I have graduated from college (woot woot) without yet landing a solid job, I don’t know what to do with myself. It makes…
read more“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” — Plato Live music has always…
read moreFor Americans, visiting Europe has been a rite of passage since well before even Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad. And given the number of significant old…
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