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Digitally Connected: Are We Keeping Track or Trapped?
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This essay was originally published on Medium.com.
The first time I did a long drive by myself, I was nineteen. It was 1985 and I drove from Dallas, TX back to college in Northampton, MA with a detour through Detroit (long story), a hot minute in Canada and some time in upstate…By jbadmin|

Wishing You Less in 2022: What’s Your New Years Priority?
As we move toward another new year, I'm considering what's a priority. On a recent Saturday afternoon, my husband and I were walking in Boston’s Back Bay and shared a stunned expression. We had a free afternoon in front of us. No plans or commitments – I hadn’t felt like that…By jbadmin|

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 raised a family (and collected generations worth of bric-a-brac), I exercised my first expression of freedom — three weeks in the Pacific Northwest with our…By Jeanne|

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 trek West as our road trip began in January had been motivated by the urgent need to arrive, our return trip was intentionally drawn out, our desire…By jbadmin|

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 Moms Don't Have Time to Write, many people asked, “But, won’t you tell me where you actually went on this road trip?” And even as I nodded, “yes,”…By jbadmin|

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 Grown-Up Gap Year."
I was skiing my way onto a chairlift at the Crested Butte ski resort in Colorado when a fellow masked and ‘single’ rider asked if he could join me. After…By jbadmin|