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• A Nomadic Life: Figuring out our logistics

  By Julie Callahan on January 23, 2016 • ( 16 )

  

  The most frequent question I’m asked once people learn I am a permanent traveler is “How do you figure out where to go?” The first time someone asked this question, I hesitated. Seriously? How can you NOT figure out where… Read More ›

• Beyond Paradise: Life in Guatemala

  By Julie Callahan on January 17, 2016 • ( 14 )

  

  There’s a crust on the dark side of paradise; the cost determines its thickness. Guatemala is cheap; therefore, the crust is dense and contains flies, mangy dogs, and dirt roads strewn with garbage. One of the most spectacularly beautiful vistas… Read More ›

• Home at last in San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala

  By Julie Callahan on January 12, 2016 • ( 12 )

  

  Time. Where has it gone? We spent a relaxing, fun Christmas in Charlottesville with our entire family (including the featured addition, our new grandson, Jack Patrick). For my gift, I allowed myself not to worry about this blog. The family… Read More ›

• Stories from Israel

  By Julie Callahan on December 17, 2015 • ( 8 )

  

  I flew to Israel to have lunch with a man and his wife. Nathan Steiner grew up in Bratislava. I knew the family name from the Steiner bookstore which still operates in the center of the old town. Ever since… Read More ›

• Lessons from the Laundromat

  By Julie Callahan on December 13, 2015 • ( 13 )

  

  During the month we lived in California, we stayed in a basement apartment in the affluent part of San Rafael. The home stood behind a locked gate. Our apartment behind a locked door. The washer and dryer locked behind a… Read More ›