Care to contra? Image by Flickr user Jack Mitchell. When home, it’s possible (though more difficult) to see the world around you from a traveler’s perspective. One’s native culture can seem nigh…
You Say We’re Different: Six Adorable Coastal Towns That Look Almost Exactly the Same (But Have a Lot to Offer on Their Own, Too)
Six towns on the East Coast you’ll love to love. One of the things I love about America’s east coast is the beautiful brick-lined coastal towns that make up our historic…
Where We’re From: Kayti, Northern New Hampshire, USA
With tourism as its chief industry, the North Country of New Hampshire knows how to paint a pretty picture. It is “God’s country,” land of unspoiled wilderness and slow-paced living,…
When No Place Is Home
This post deviates from my usual focus on being a religious feminist in the USA, and it deviates for a good reason: I am in the process of moving to…
Violence and victimization
There’s a new law proposed in my dear old home state of New Hampshire that has me rather riled up. This is saying something, especially given that I’ve been distracted…
More than Leaves: An Unusual New England Autumn
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 –…
Straddling Two Worlds
by Emily When I decided to come to Utah for college, it was a big deal. A lot of people thought I was throwing my academic future away by not…
No Mentions of Thomas Wolfe
I’m home for the holidays. It’s funny. In the past five and a half years, I’ve lived in two different cities in two different countries. No matter how well I’ve…