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My life has been metamorphosis from a shy, scared little girl to an adventurous woman who travels the world by herself. I am a grandmother and a retired teacher who is a lifelong learner with a degree in the social sciences. My trips are opportunities to directly experience the wonders of world in order to understand what unites us all and, as a result, to better understand myself.

The Uncertainty of Being a Woman

On April 1, 2022April 5, 2022 By The Autonomous TravelerIn History12 Comments

A curse, some coins, and a killing. Little did I know that a road trip to an abandoned mental hospital would lead me to a story about the art world, a scandal and a tragedy. I believe everyone I meet is a teacher ready to expand my world view and increase my knowledge. The owner …

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Insanity, The Best Money Can Buy

On January 16, 2022April 11, 2022 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized4 Comments

I wish I hadn't found the two old books Their stories upset me and took me to a dark place I really didn't want to go. "Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces."--Jean Jacques Rousseau I have become a scavenger constantly looking through the shelves of old shops and …

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The Lessons of Gossip, Slander, and Name Calling

On September 6, 2021January 5, 2022 By The Autonomous TravelerIn History2 Comments

I knew the man didn't like me as soon as I looked into his eyes. I hadn't noticed him as I walked into the darkness of the museum toward the ticket booth. He was about 80 years old and wearing a Duke University baseball cap and directly in my path. He tapped his mask, indicating, …

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Mining for My Soul and Discovering the Souls of Others

On July 11, 2021January 10, 2022 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized6 Comments

I had a hole in my heart. I could feel it. The world was getting back to normal but on a personal level I didn't know what that meant for me. Was I suffering a form of PTS? I felt numb, aimless. I had great ideas for my blog but after many attempts to write …

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Dark Bar Rooms and Rainbows, A Fish Story

On March 13, 2021September 21, 2021 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized13 Comments

When I was newly divorced and my kids were off to college I used to go to a place with a band every Friday evening with my single female friends. Heads up and stomachs sucked in, we pretended to be aloof.  Neon beer signs, the tiny red dots on the sound equipment, and a street …

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Snowy Rural America-Why Do I Stay?

On February 28, 2021April 5, 2022 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized4 Comments

Being involved with the rural North Country is like being in a bad love affair. The summer woos me with warm breezes off  one of  The Great Lakes and the river. It offers me lush greens and sunlit days. It entices me with a multitude of lavish experiences: picnics under the trees, quiet moments on …

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Free the Bonsai, Free Me

On February 18, 2021September 21, 2021 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized15 Comments

One day when I was 46, I decided to hike all 46 of The High Peaks of the Adirondacks. I tend to live out my life in headlines, always proclaiming a new interest with passion and bursts of wild enthusiasm. So 46 at 46! The coincidence had a certain mystical quality to it and I …

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A Covid Captive’s Search for Meaning

On January 13, 2021March 9, 2021 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized8 Comments

Writing is a kind of therapy for me. It gives me a chance to sort out thoughts, face my emotions, and define feelings. But this week I find it difficult to write. I cried as I watched the events on January 6th. Since then, I have watched the news and the talking heads, trying understand …

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The Sun in the Midst of Darkness

On December 13, 2020January 2, 2021 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized12 Comments

I know when I go off the deep end. I can tell when my soul has crossed over to something numb or, worse yet, into the darkness. The warning signs show themselves in the condition of my house. Bed not made. Clothes on the floor. Dishes, pots, and utensil in a mess on the counter. …

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The Escape of the Covid Captive

On September 24, 2020October 27, 2020 By The Autonomous TravelerIn Uncategorized9 Comments

I woke up and actually didn't know what to do with myself. It was early September 2020, the nineth month of the worldwide pandemic. I had cleaned out drawers and closets, cut down the understory around my house, sewn masks, painted a picture, lost four pounds on Noom, and relearned how to make yeast bread. …

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