Inspired Global Storytelling
Returning home after travel brings up many emotions including, but not limited to, angst. It's all very weird after the dust settles and you've made your initial "rounds" of reunions with friends and family. People are "super excited your home!" until life goes back to normal and it's business as usual. You're excited, too, and [...]
It’s so early. I’m barely awake at 5:00 AM, yet I’m rolling out of bed. I had the opportunity to sleep-in; My kids are having a sleepover at my folk’s place for a few nights, so I should be having an especially restful sleep. But I ‘m feeling a little anxious this morning. Because today’s [...]
Guest #blogger Amanda shares her choice for #snow over sand, and her experience as an #EastCoast girl visiting the #Southwest part of the #USA. #SheGoesGlobal #Travel
I have been unable to travel the world as I would like to yet, but I can still say, without a doubt, traveling has been my saving grace. Growing up, most of the traveling I did was with my mom to whatever base she was living on- my mom was in the military but I wasn’t with her all the time. I think that’s where my love for travel and exploring comes from. Being able [...]
There are a few things you're probably doing that make you stick out as a "typical American tourist" (effecting your favorability depending on what that person thinks of the states). Sometimes , depending on the country I've been visiting, people love the fact that I'm American. Other times, not so much. It's been particularly interesting to [...]
You know what it feels like to come home after two years of travel to a place like California? Almost like an alternate reality in which you no longer fit. It feels like visiting a Stepford-type movie set, but its all real life and the "actors" are your friends, family and neighbors. WOW, they totally have it [...]
You can always go home...but it will cost you. $1,100 (to be exact) and 25 hours of flight time across three continents and, easy! Just like that, I was back home in the states. No matter the cost, it was so worth it. Landing at the San Francisco airport after a year and four months [...]
