HeyJaredAndrea After All
I write about lessons learned during my travels ✈️, transition through mid-life, life as a semi-nomad, and other anecdotal stories that pop into my brain--Some are funny, some are sad, all are honest and most are mine. 😉
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A warning I never thought I’d have to write (opens the original)
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I know a lot of people wouldn’t share this news so early, if at all. And I understand why. I haven’t even told all my friends and family yet. But I’m sharing now as a warning to others. Yesterday I found out I have a severe blockage in one of the arteries leading to my heart. The left main coronary artery to be exact. Yeah, I agree. It sounds pretty scary. What’s even scarier is it almost never got diagnosed. While the story is a little long, I ask that you follow along so you’ll see how I could
Man, would they be pissed (opens the original)
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Today is Constitution Day. I never knew that was an official holiday until I was finally turning the page on the calendar on my fridge (yes, mid-month, don’t judge) and I saw it. September 17, Constitution Day and Citizenship Day … And so I interrupt my “Lessons in Alaska” series to spend a few minutes reflecting on that.I’m not a Constitutional expert, but long ago I did take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. While I m
Nothing can prepare you for this wonder (opens the original)
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This is a continuation of my series, Lessons from Alaska. I’m picking up right where I left off, about to jump on a plane and fly to a mountaintop.I went outside, picked up and put on my provided glacier boot covers, and waited for my flight to get called. When the pilot brought us over to the plane and started providing instructions, one of the first things he told us was that there would be a time when he would tell us to put on our oxygen masks and continued with instructions on how to do so.
Me and my Hoop-Dee in the Last Frontier (opens the original)
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It was in the shower that I noticed the bruise on my knee and recalled the moment I got it. So often I have no idea how I got a bruise, but the sight of this one came with instant recollection.It had been a long day and not at all what I’d expected, which honestly, I’d come to expect in Alaska, so perhaps it actually was expected. Up until now, my entire trip had been one disaster after another. Not the kind of disaster where anyone is actually hurt, but the kind where Mother Nature laughs at yo
When unexpected connections become lifelines (opens the original)
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As the train pulled into the station in Talkeetna, Alaska, the rain came down. To say it was dreary would’ve been a compliment. The station seemed to be in the middle of nowhere and I noted that everyone getting off the train was being picked up by some other transport. What started off as bustling chaos quickly slowed until it was soon just me and an employee left at the tiny station. While the map showed the town was close, I was dubious based on my surroundings. <a class="image-link image2 is
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