Tag: travel
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When in Thailand
A lot of people recently have asked me, “How was Thailand?” Here’s my standard answer: “Thailand is a really cool place, and I would love to go there again!” The astute among you may notice that although I did technically answer the question, I didn’t really answer the heart of the question. Some people notice…
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Checkpoint Reached
When your counselor emails you to make sure you’re still alive, you know you’ve been gone from your “normal life” too long. And she’s probably not the only one wondering that. Yes, hi. I’m still alive. Been traveling. What’s that? Oh, thanks! It’s my summer hairstyle. Keeps me cool, ha ha. I agree, it’s been…
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Size Me Up
A coworker reminded me this week that since we’re going to Florida, we will probably want to bring bathing suits. I’ll be there for an entire month, so realistically I will want more than one bathing suit. But I only have one good bathing suit. If you’re female, you already know where I’m going with…
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Return Trip
Hey, friends. I’m typing this from the back corner of an airplane, flying 37,987 feet over Atlanta. I’m hurtling through the air in a metal tube, making the 989-mile journey from Orlando to Indianapolis in about 2 hours. For the dollar price of a decent pair of jeans. I paid more for the tablet I’m…
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I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
Although experience is lauded as the greatest teacher, I realized last night that many of my long-lasting life lessons came from my friends. And so, in case you didn’t have friends to teach you each of these lessons, here are a few of the things I’ve learned from the friends around me. (In no particular…