Doyle and Jaafar heroically joined Annie and me in Morocco to set off on an adventure across the southern part of the country, from Casablanca to Essaouira to Marrakech to the Sahara desert. I was so delighted and grateful for the excellent company and we had so many vibrant experiences that I could ramble on…

My alone time Sicily came to an end when Annie joined me in Palermo. The morning before she arrived, I drove to San Vito lo Capo. The beach town has a gorilla-shaped mountain looming over it which had been beconing me from the window of the Tuna Tower. The town is a few streets of…

Soccer, I miss you and I see you everwhere.

I’m halfway through my travels and it’s been a minute since my last post! I am having less time for writing and reflection that I had thought. I’ve had friends and family join me along the way and each night when I get back to wherever I’m sleeping, I’m exhausted. That is a good feeling…

Lots of things go wrong when traveling. Wrong turns, objects lost or stolen, misunderstandings that lead to weird food or, worst of all, FOMO. I try to take these mishaps, big and small, as an opportunity to recenter and focus on the good stuff around me. I think traveling provides especially important opportunities to practice…

No one knows how to mess up a well-staged photo like a gawking tourist. Blessed be Google Photo’s magic eraser feature (I can see you rolling your eyes, cult of Tim Cook). But in Greece, I found a different creature wandering in front of brilliant scenery. Encouraged by Maryam to collect ’em all, I now…

I started out my trip boating around Greece with my mom and 170 other mostly Americans, mostly in their 60s and 70s. I have never been on a cruise before and, as I suspected it, is not my preferred way to travel. But my mother is extremely eager to get out there in her early…

Hi friends! I’m taking a little break. My organization offers a sabbatical after eight years (a benefit which I may have been lobbying for since … about eight years ago) and I just hit that milestone. TBH, I am really ready for a break.  I love my job and feel so lucky to be surrounded…