Presence: What the ICU Taught Me About Travel
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The Table Is Part of the Journey
“Picture it. Sicily…” For anyone who grew up watching The Golden Girls, those three words probably came with a voice. Sophia Petrillo could transport an entire kitchen in Miami to Sicily with a story. There was usually a relative, a feud, a questionable decision and, somewhere along the way, food.
The Wealth My Mother Left Me
April 5, 1994 Mommy Died Last Night My mother's words. As I sit on the airplane bound for Atlanta, Georgia the day before my forty-fifth birthday, I reflect back ten weeks ago when I watched my beloved mother take her last breath in this life as Mamie.
The Expectations We Pack
What France, Ghana and Dubai taught me about comfort, difference and the range in between We spend a lot of time thinking about what we will pack when we travel. Clothes for the weather. Shoes for the itinerary. Toiletries, medications, chargers, passports and whatever else we have learned not to
Tanzania Refuses to Be One Thing: Beyond the Safari
It started with the whispers back and forth behind my back. As they moved, the necklaces and beads made a soft jingle. Two women elders conversed, trying to figure out if I “belonged.” One grabbed my hand and stared intently into my eyes before asking, “Are you one of us?