The World In Between

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• Conclave: The Sequel

  By Julie Callahan on May 26, 2025 • ( 3 )

  

  I enter Vatican Square late afternoon in anticipation of the first conclave vote. Security is heavy, but once inside people are playing games or lounging on cobblestones. Children chase each other in circles. It’s a leisurely Sunday afternoon picnic vibe…. Read More ›

• To the Conclave

  By Julie Callahan on May 3, 2025 • ( 12 )

  

  It seems an unlikely pilgrimage. Lapsed Protestant heads to the epicenter of 1.4 billion Catholics to witness the centuries-old tradition of electing a pope. And yet Tuesday, I’m headed to Rome. Truth be told, I’m fascinated by the pomp and… Read More ›

• Of Road Trips and Blackberries and Paris

  By Julie Callahan on March 9, 2025 • ( 5 )

  

  At the end of January, we flew from Oaxaca to Austin; visited with our daughter, Taylor; and set off on a roadtrip back to Charlottesville, Virginia. Normally, I execute my standard roadtrip process—select a handful of themes, orient the stops… Read More ›

• Oaxaca, Mexico (and what now?)

  By Julie Callahan on January 23, 2025 • ( 13 )

  

  You’d think by the time you were my age, you’d have it all figured out. What to do? Where to live? How to spend your time? Apparently not. Oaxaca, Mexico sounded like a good idea. A mile-high altitude with the… Read More ›

• Siesta Time

  By Julie Callahan on January 13, 2025 • ( 14 )

  

  There’s been a lot of busy-ness of late. We went to Italy for the back half of November, ultimately decided to cancel our return flight, and instead took the train back from Naples to Paris. Our time was limited, so… Read More ›

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