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Rolling on the Mississippi River [Tenn Day 3]
The highlight of today was to go on the Island Queen along the Mississippi. There was a live band onboard that played fun soul and blues....
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My Heart is Breaking for Turkey [Tenn Day 2]
Today was a rollercoaster. I'm here in Tennessee, hosting my first trip alone for Rovia. Because of the fire in the kitchens at the hotel...
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Staying in the HUGE Pro Bass Shop Pyramid in Memphis! [TENN Day 1]
For my first trip that I'm hosting alone (eep!) I get to stay in the Big Cypress Lodge located in the HUGE Pro Bass Shop pyramid!! I'm...
![The Life-Changing Conversation w/ My Taxi Driver [Day 5]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/297a08_aca5d1a2b14441cab5a7d9a9ebeca4e9~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1329,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/297a08_aca5d1a2b14441cab5a7d9a9ebeca4e9~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
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The Life-Changing Conversation w/ My Taxi Driver [Day 5]
Today was my last day in New York City. In 2 days I'm off to Memphis, Tennessee! Cracking up with my awesome co-hosts, Jim and Catherine....
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Fiddler on the Roof and Going to Church in the Manhattan Temple [Day 4]
Even though I was technically working (sadly), I had an incredible Sabbath! After spending time with the Rovia members in the morning, I...
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Manhattan by Cruise and Foot [Day 3]
DAY 3 Woke up to a cloudy morning and perfect weather for being outside! I worked on my goals before going downstairs to spend time with...
![Sunrise Over New York City [Day 2]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/297a08_8361a5f0a2a94891991f174f22ab9814~mv2_d_3264_2448_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1329,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/297a08_8361a5f0a2a94891991f174f22ab9814~mv2_d_3264_2448_s_4_2.jpg)
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Sunrise Over New York City [Day 2]
DAY 2 I was up at 5 - I'm an early bird - so without planning to, I got to see the "sunrise". Which was mainly watching the colors change...
My first trip as an ASL host for Rovia!
My first trip for Rovia is FINALLY here! After two months of waiting, I just flew into New York and am all set up in Le Parker Meridian...
Trails and Dells - Reached 10k Today!
For my third year in a row, I'm on track to run my yearly half marathon! The best part is that this is my second year trail running -...
My Ever-Growing List of Inspiring Travel Books
I am consistently looking for good travel books. The problem is that so many are quite dirty or dwell on tourist-ing, not traveling to...
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