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Category Archives: travel

Lessons Learned on the Jungle Trail

There was no relief, no euphoria—only dull shock. I fell asleep. When I awoke fifteen minutes later, or maybe it was an hour, I was disoriented. When I tried to stand, my legs cramped from my hips to my toes. I was dehydrated. 

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonMay 24, 2022April 14, 2022Posted inculture, travelTags:Jungle trek, Laos, travelLeave a comment on Lessons Learned on the Jungle Trail

Holding Mother’s Hand

But that day in the museum, it was I who held her hand in mine. It was my hand supporting her, reassuring her, protecting her.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonApril 19, 2022March 5, 2022Posted infamily, Growing old, staying relevant, multi gen living, travelTags:Aging;mothers, travelLeave a comment on Holding Mother’s Hand

Ineffable Experiences

I suffer from acquired topographical disorientation, or directional dyslexia—I’m always getting lost

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonApril 12, 2022March 5, 2022Posted inBudhism, China, culture, religion, travelTags:Buddhism, China;Travel1 Comment on Ineffable Experiences

Inhospitable America

Has anything changed at America’s airports? We wear masks—carts are still not free and America is still not hospitable.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonMarch 29, 2022February 25, 2022Posted inCulture Wars, human behavior, travelTags:airports, culture, thoughts, travel, trumpLeave a comment on Inhospitable America

Finding My Roots

“I could feel the tracks on my cheeks burned into my memory from the tears I had shed in Sokolka.”

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonMarch 1, 2022February 6, 2022Posted inculture, family, legacy, Memories of the past, Migrants and Immigrants; Tolerance; Respect for life, travelTags:Eastern Europe, family roots, Jewish customLeave a comment on Finding My Roots

The Fire

“Words did not matter. We were celebrating life, we were celebrating community, and trust abounded.”

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonFebruary 15, 2022January 23, 2022Posted incuisine, culture, Culture Wars, Diversity, good deeds, Memories of the past, Migrants and Immigrants; Tolerance; Respect for life, travelTags:building community; trust;Leave a comment on The Fire

The Hajj

I’m an infidel. I’m Jewish. I’m an American, and I’m a woman. Any one or all of these factors put me at risk when I visited Iran in the summer of 2004. To my Iranian friend’s more religious relatives, I was an unwelcome guest.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonJanuary 31, 2022January 21, 2022Posted inacts of kindness, culture, Diversity, Migrants and Immigrants; Tolerance; Respect for life, travelTags:building community; trust;, DiversityLeave a comment on The Hajj

Ode to Packing

Only rarely was I smart enough to take a pair of stretch black jeans and a couple of black t-shirts and call it good.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonAugust 6, 2020July 4, 2020Posted intravelLeave a comment on Ode to Packing

The Death of Julius Caesar and America’s Political Woes

It appears to be the rationale for autocrats, whom our president aspires to emulate, as well as the explanation for the mess in the U.S. Congress.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonJuly 27, 2020July 4, 2020Posted inDonald Trump, politics, travel, UncategorizedLeave a comment on The Death of Julius Caesar and America’s Political Woes

Closed on Mondays

Sometimes it’s just better to take the time to optimize.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonJuly 15, 2020July 4, 2020Posted intravel, UncategorizedTags:travelLeave a comment on Closed on Mondays

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