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California Dreamin’
Erin, Mike, and I converge on Sean’s house in Los Angeles in late October. After we three travelers settle in, we start to plan our California coastal drive from LA…
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Vipassana (1/3)
Lazily, I surf the internet, snuggled in the corner of my couch, wearing fuzzy socks, and a cuddly sweatshirt. “Meditation retreats near me.” Fancy, expensive ones are listed. These are…
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25 Ways Optometry School and Grey’s Anatomy are the Same and Different
Recently, I have been rewatching past Grey’s Anatomy episodes. I am struck by the similarities and differences between the TV show and my experience in optometry school. 1. Cool City…
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Connecticut, Delaware, Food, Friends, Lessons, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Memories, National Park, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Van
Acadia (1/3)
9 PM, 10/10/2016 Dear Mom and Dad, Guess what? I have decided to travel the United States in a camper van. Yes, I will be (probably temporarily) living in a van…
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Happy Alaska (5/5)
Aurora borealis, or the northern lights, can be seen an average of 243 days a year in Fairbanks. The northern lights are produced by charged electrons and protons striking the earth’s…
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Nashville, McAfee Knob and HOME
The Music Highway is the road (I-40) between Memphis and Nashville. It is so named because of the rich music history in both cities and on the path between them.…
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Death in Memphis
Abby (the Hound Dog) and I are on our own again, headed to Memphis. I think Bill Bryson best described driving alone for an extended period of time in his…
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Austin and NOLA
Austin is the fastest growing large city in the United States. The local motto is “Keep Austin Weird” and it is featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. Austin uses this…
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Airbnb
The podcast How I Built This interviewed Joe Gebbia, founder of Airbnb. There was a convention in Joe’s town that sold out of hotel rooms. Quickly, he made a website to auction off…
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Pot
Everyone: “You’re in Colorado? Wink. Wink.” I was curious about how the legalized marijuana shops worked. I googled one near where I was staying in Fort Collins and visited. The…
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The Grand Tetons
Yes, they were named for exactly what you are thinking, you with the dirty mind. French trappers said that they looked like boobs and it stuck. “Tetons” is “breasts” in…
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Yellowstone
We wake to bright light pouring in the two large bedroom windows that meet at the corner of the room. I stretch, displacing Abby, who gets up and shakes. I…
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In the Driver’s Seat
You may wonder about the logistics of traveling for an extended time, spending hours in my car. Generally, I store the necessities on the passenger side, within easy reach. My Yeti with my Chai…
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Pittsburgh
“Road trip!!!!” One month. One car. One woman. One dog. One spreadsheet of AirBnB reservations and destinations. Five hours to our first stop. I want Pittsburgh to be my first…
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OCNJ
After skipping through the parking lot on my very last day working for the retail giant who bought my practice, my first destination is my family vacation. My immediate family…
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