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This was our first trip to Rome with kids and outside of all the mandatory historic and cultural must sees we wanted to add a fun and memorable experience. Our…

The sun rises here I’m told But I see it only through peepholes Behind closed doors Veils of white clouds and fog And tall green Douglas firs The sun is…

The unseen and far away is far more alluring But it’s the mundane that has the most meaning Slow down, slow down into a silent simmer Sizzle in its wake…

I kept pronouncing it ‘Rotten’ burg and believe you me there’s nothing ‘rotten’ about this ‘burb. One of the quintessentially German towns known for its charm and preserved through the…

Do not forget travel moisturizer, travel pillows, headphones, chargers and checking your passport expiry date. No matter how confident you feel about your translation skills do not in a foreign…

There’s many indignities to endure when one is traveling far from home across the seven seas and such. You have to be comfortable being the tourist, foreign bumbling idiot asking…

I’ve been having a lot of these conversations lately in all my circles – diversity, empowerment, privilege, inclusion and there’s a lot to think about – the many layers to…

With over 10,000 people in the Frank Erwin center I wasn’t pinning my hopes on having an amazing experience – the fireside chat with Michelle Obama. The highlight of my…

Everything leading up to this moment has been a story in the making, a moment becoming. I first met Michelle Obama in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was Oct 16th,…

My husband took me out on a date one night this winter and I had no idea where we were going. He said it was a dinner in the dark…