Arriving back in the United States after a year in Indonesia, I mysteriously lost my wallet, including my bank and credit cards, driver’s license, and other important documents. Recognizing this…
Discovering Your Life Path through Travel: A Future for Our Stories Untold
After falling in love with every Paulo Coelho quote I ever saw, I decided I needed to read a book by this prophetic man. Naturally I picked up The Alchemist,…
The Best Apps for a Go Girl on the Road!
Setting out on my cross-country trip via Greyhound bus I knew the only way I could continue my part-time social media associate position, in addition to writing for Go Girl…
New Life Resolution
I’ve rarely made New Years resolutions. In the past I’ve found them pointless. People start off strong then break promises to themselves within weeks or months of making them. Typically…
No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream
“Healing occurs when you align with the pure, positive energy that created the planet – and that keeps your heart beating and your blood chemistry normal. Healing occurs when you…
A Woman on the Road
Walking down a noisy Oakland, California street on my way to do some writing at a coffee shop, I heard a woman weeping as she stumbled on the other side…
A Time-Out From the Road
“Do you have the patience to wait ‘til your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving ‘til the right action arises by itself? The master doesn’t…
“In death I am born” – Visiting the Hopi
Setting out on the road I expected to meet interesting people, engage in strange conversation, gaze upon beautiful landscapes only previously seen in magazines, eat out at some of the…
Transforming Negative Energy into Positive: Discovering Girlosophy in Arizona
“Use negative energy in a positive way by allowing it to help you generate new creative output. When viewed this way, recording your world becomes a spiritual activity.” Provoked by…
The Most Beautiful Things in the World are Not Owned by Anyone
Life is for doing and enjoying, not for having and acquiring, owning or gaining. The way to really live your life is to realize this truth and get on with…
ABQ Haiku
New Mexico skies, Contemplative blue, yellow Expansive adobe earth I think I’ve said it before, but my heart seems to fall for the unique traits I encounter in each place…
I met you in Texas…
One of my favorite aspects about traveling alone is the opportunity provided to meet people. Whether I’m on a bus, in a restaurant, writing at a cafe, or wandering down…
Some Lagniappe from New Orleans
According to current travel guides and statistics, New Orleans is one of the top ten most visited cities in the United States. According to the “Rae on the Road” travel…
Home Without Walls
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” – Maya Angelou Making friends has never been difficult for me. I tend to gravitate…
Tomorrow is Another Day
Headed out for a late night of Washington D.C. clubbing, you’re well dressed in a short skirt and fancy new shoes. Suddenly appears a young, out of breath woman with…