Finding Home: Perfection…less
This afternoon, I sat in a circle and introduced myself. I was visiting a group (Al Anon) you can find in just about any city in the world, and many of the towns as well. A group that deals with steps that deal with boundaries and self-love (among many, many other things). The topic today was perfection, and the women around me had quite a lot to say. I am home in the U.S. for almost two months, doing my now-normal couch-hopping marathon in which... Read More
Finding home: Settling In
I’m not gonna lie – when I first got to Ghana, I felt like a fish out of water. I think a bit of travel hubris had me expecting I’d be able to take my 23 countries and counting and jump right in. Instead, I found myself staying in an abandoned-feeling hostel on the outer edge of town, overwhelmed by the heat and freaked out by the bizarre practice of paying between 6 months to 2 years of rent up front (and here I was needing to find... Read More
Finding Home: A Return
When I left Kenya a year ago, I thought I’d be back shortly after the New Year. I envisioned going home to California for the fall, catching up with friends after nearly two years abroad, then celebrating the holidays with my boyfriend and family. Sometime in January I’d return to Kenya to complete my M.A. and start exploring how I could stay involved with projects here while formally starting afresh in Seattle. A simple horizon. Oh how life has... Read More
More than Leaves: An Unusual New England Autumn
image courtesy of US Fish & Wildlife Service Last weekend I returned to New Hampshire, for my first autumn visit in eight years. I couldn’t wait to see the sweep of red, orange, and yellow trees – but the leaves hadn’t changed. As a child growing up in New Hampshire, I loved autumn. Back to school shopping, apples and pumpkins, crisp morning air – all these elements made autumn enjoyable, but more than that, I loved... Read More
Finding Home: Paia, Part 2
Tasty treats along the 13 Crossings Hike Continued from Part 1 here. On my fourth morning in Maui, I woke up to a flurry of emails and phone calls. I’d applied for a fellowship with a growing non-profit called Vittana months previously, but it wasn’t looking like any opportunities would come together for the fall. Instead, I had planned to return to Kenya (I’d lived their from 2008 to 2010 working on a M.A. in International Development) to work... Read More
Finding Home: Paia
Hello Go Girls! I’m Megan, and I might as well admit that I’m in a major period of transition. As of now, I don’t have a permanent home base of my own – so I thought I’d focus my writing on Go Girl around finding home – wherever you are. Don’t get me wrong; I’ve got two hometowns and a tight community in at least three places around the world. It’s just that right now my bags are somewhat permanently packed, and my most... Read More
Reflections on Home
Home is a funny thing. For the first 18 years of my life, home was the one bedroom apartment I shared with my mother, father, and sister in Manhattan. And that was it. I never went to summer camp, and my parents didn’t have a “country house” like some of the other families. We didn’t spend vacations with a grandparent or rent a cottage somewhere every August. In those 18 years, we never moved. My parents have lived in the same apartment for... Read More
5 Pieces of London in NYC
. . When I first went to London one of the first places I went to visit was Chinatown. I went for multiple reasons but one of the biggest ones was to find a little piece of home in my new temporary home. I was craving a red bean pastry and Chinese food I didn’t have the spices for. And when I moved to NYC–a city that I technically am familiar with–I searched for a bit of, well, London. I have found 5 places in NYC that remind me... Read More
A Southbank Summer
we love our city Naturally, now that I’ve decided to explore my home country, I’m going to start near. One of the great things about living in London is that no matter how long you live here, you will find new things to discover and love all the time if you try. I could easily write for months, or years, just on this city, but I promise to branch out to the rest of the UK soon… See this love of London is actually the problem, and... Read More
Having a look around home
My travelling feet have been getting very itchy lately. A full-time job and stretched funds (thank you, London rent prices) mean I’ve been staying put a whole lot more over the last year than I would perhaps choose. I have had a few lovely trips here and there, but while I’m more limited to Saturday and Sunday freedom, I’ve decided to do a little domestic travelling. On the list: Hadrian's Wall MSN Travel recently did a slideshow... Read More
