Author Archive for Sherry
Midwestern Round-Up
For the ‘best of’ my summer photography – click here!
I can’t believe it’s been 2 months. This is the longest I’ve spent in the Midwest in a long, long time. To top that off, it’s the longest I’ve stayed with family since I moved out at 18 years old. These two months have been all [...]
Traveling Circus – An Endangered Species
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To view all snapshots of the circus – click here!
As a kid, I never saw a circus. I skipped right from playing circus games/acts with my older brother in our front yard (which landed me in the emergency room), straight to Vegas and seeing Cirque de [...]
Corn and Cowboys
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To see snapshots from the Rodeo, click here!
One day left on my South Dakota family vacation. I survived two days of road tripping with my parents, and so far I concluded that I may need therapy after this. We decided to finish off our [...]
Animal Encounters Of The Hoofed Kind
Photo: Buffalo lounging in the prairie grass
To view the ‘best of’ South Dakota photography – click here!
Click here to see all of the snapshots of our animal encounters, Mt. Rushmore, and hiking.
The signs were everywhere. In Pierre, along the interstate, near Rapid City, in small towns…the silhouette of a buffalo and some scripted writing with [...]
Family Vacation
Que the song “Holiday Road”, load up the family truckster, and head to Wally World.
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For all snapshots of South Dakota – Bad Lands and Wall Drug click here!
I recently watched National Lampoon’s Vacation again. It had been years since I had seen the Griswalds take [...]
Escape from the Lake
Photo: Walker Art Museum – Minneapolis
I grew up in the country, however I never really considered myself a ‘country girl’. Instead, I always dreamed of the big cities; that’s where I knew I belonged. The past month I have spent time in the small towns of the midwest living a ‘country’ life. It’s quiet, scenic, [...]
Travel vs. Motherhood
I’m doing a different type of travel these last few weeks. I’m traveling to catch up. Catch up to what you may ask; friends. This summer is about enjoying the cool summers of the northern US, fighting off mosquitoes, and having reunions with old friends. I’m staying with my sister and her kids at a [...]
American Culture
Happy Birthday Mom!
I have a new article published on the Indie Travel Podcast. They have a bit more international audience, so this month I decided to write a piece about traveling to/in America and finding the unique Amercian culture here in this big land mass. Somewhat appropriate for the 4th of July I [...]
Wisconsin – Beer, Cheese, and Women
Photo: Cedar Lake, Wisconsin – the next stop on my Midwestern Family Tour
I have traveled to yet another middle America state. I’m currently in Wisconsin surrounded by beer, cheese and women. This sounds like a dream location if I was a guy…but I digress. On my summer Midwestern Family Tour (not to be confused with [...]
Sex in the City – Small Town Style
Photo: Main Street Twin Brooks, South Dakota…bustling.
When I told my parents that I was coming to stay with them for a month, they seemed excited. Maybe it’s because then they don’t have to talk to each other as much…or maybe I just provide entertainment, who knows. However my mother was particulary excited and started filling [...]
Dairy Month – Experiencing New Cultures
Photo: South Dakota cows. If you are really in touch with Midwestern culture, you wil note that these aren’t dairy cows…
I’ve had one of those weeks…one where you leave the familiar and go to a foreign place where everything seems so different, amazing, and sometimes strange. You are exposed to new cultural traditions, values, and [...]
Want to take a Career Break and Travel?
If you are sitting at your desk, stealing away a few minutes of sanity from meetings, your 4th cup of coffee, emails, the blackberry, and deadlines – then read on…
A few years ago when I started researching my career break, I quickly realized that for a corporate American – I was exploring new territory. There [...]
Sherry Has Left The Building
Photo: Shutting the door on my 5 years at 74th and Columbus…
There’s something surreal about seeing your bed wheeled down the streets of NYC on a dolly. Really – a sobering situation.
There I was, walking down the street with friends after dinner seeing my life possessions being carted down the street – God…this isn’t happening…is [...]
Homeless Again
My posessions…no longer…
A friend recently asked me if I ever felt an overwhelming social pressure to get married and have kids.
My answer, “Not really.”
Sure, there’s pressure from a social norm standpoint, but I seldom let it get to me. However, recently I have felt a great deal of social pressure with my current life [...]
Solo Travel & My New Writing Gig
I was recently asked to become a regular contributor for one of my favorite travel websites – The Indie Travel Podcast. Their site has a wealth of information and downloadable podcasts for the long term traveler. I utilized many of their podcasts during my travels! Plus, Craig and Linda (the hosts of the podcasts and [...]
I Gladly Accept This Award
I had a surprise in my inbox the other day…no, Brad Pitt didn’t send me a love note, but the surprise was equally surprising and good! I was informed that my little blog…Corporate America Runaway…was selected as one of the top 100 travel blogs for a travel website! I didn’t even know that I was [...]
And This is the Artist…
The Landscapes on Exhibition – click photo to enlarge
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I’m lying awake at 5:30AM, and I should be asleep. I’ve been getting little sleep these days as I prepared for my photography exhibition, and worked on launching new business ventures. But that work is done, and the [...]
