All Entries in the "North America" Category
Walking on Water – Minnesota
I used to go running around Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Minnesota 5 mornings a week – no matter how cold it was. I was one of those crazy runners who never let winter stop me, even if my eyelashes were coated in icicles; in Minnesota winter is a fact of life. Winters around the [...]
Re-entry Lobotomy: Retraining My Brain
As I drove the car slowly down the road getting used to all of its high tech gadgets I noticed a truck pulled over on the side of the road. There was no one coming in the oncoming lane, so I swung out to provide the truck ample room as I passed it. [...]
Photo of the Day – California
Rock Hard Love
San Francisco, California
Considering Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I thought I’d try to embrace it this year. Hell, if a love can find it’s way into a rock, then maybe there’s hope for me!
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My Foreign Christmas
This Christmas was shaping up to be one of my favorites. After living abroad alone last year, I had planned to spend Christmas with my mom and dad in South Dakota. My whole family is spread out in the Midwest and it rarely happens that we are all in the same place due to my [...]
Midwestern Round-Up
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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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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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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
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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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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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Changes in Latitudes; The Future
I’ve been in New York City for 5 months now; it’s time for a change.
During this time in NYC I’ve been challenged with many things; reverse culture shock, living on a tight budget, finding my ‘place’ again in the world, taking teaching classes, trying to get business ideas off the ground, finding medical insurance, and [...]
Road Trippin USA – Vol. 18; The Final Chapter
Fourteen days, twelve states, and approximately 4,100 miles. Coast to Coast…what a fun voyage! There were so many things that I enjoyed about the overall voyage – a chance to see the diverse cultures within my own country, to challenge some of my perceptions, and to eat copious amounts of fried food…what more can you [...]
