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Share Four Somethings April 2022

Friends! Welcome back to another month of Share Four Somethings, hosted by my friend and fellow podcaster Heather Gerwing. I confess, I’ve struggled a bit with the two new categories for 2022, Something Braved and Something Achieved, but I think I’m beginning to settle into them. At first, they felt like big categories–like whatever I…

How to Feel Like You’re on Vacation All Summer Long

How to Feel Like You’re on Vacation All Summer Long

Summer vacation. They’re two of the most wonderful words in the English language, calling to mind the sound of waves crashing on the beach, visions of bright blue skies studded with fleecy clouds, the feeling of sun-warmed shoulders, the taste of ice cream and lemonade. Summer vacation. We all love it. We all long for it….

Redefining Home, Part 1: On Homesickness, Culture Shock, and Weather Patterns

It’s October. October is my favorite month. I spent 34 yearsĀ of my life in Michigan, which has gorgeous Octobers. Gorgeous autumns, that is. The same way Lorelai Gilmore can smell snow coming, I can smell autumn. You wake up one morning, and it’s there—a change in the air. You can feel it on your skin….