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Taking it on The Road (part three) Mother / Daughter #vanlife

This essay was originally published on Medium.com  A week after selling our home of twenty years, the house in which we…

Returning East: Road Trip as Art Across America

This essay was originally published on Medium.com under the title "Returning East: Lessons Learned on a Pandemic Road Trip." Whereas…

Our Road Trip and Tips for Yours

This essay originally appeared on Medium.com.  After reading my recent essay about “The Value of a Grown-up Gap Year” in…

The Value of a Grown-Up Gap Year

This essay was originally published in the Travel section of Moms Don't Have Time To as "The Value of a…

A Quest for Quiet and the Ability to Live in it

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. My husband and I are on a road trip this winter. With freedom…

Family Reunion Just Cuz

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. My earliest memories of family outside the nucleus of my mother and father…

Patience: The Ocean as my Teacher

This essay was originally posted on Medium.com. John and I flew down to the Dominican Republic to spend New Year’s…

Revisiting: When Book Tour Becomes Time Travel

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. Throughout my recent travels, I've been reflecting on the idea of return. I…

A Song of Gratitude: Reflecting on Japan

This article originally appeared on Indagare under the title "A Song of Gratitude: Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg Reflects on her Journey to…

How the Japanese Tea Ceremony Mirrors the Author/Reader Relationship

On our recent trip to Asia I barely scratched the surface of omotenashi, the Japanese spirit of hospitality, but I…