HeyJaredJacky of All Travels
Reflective writing about travel, identity, and what movement teaches you about yourself.
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The Season One Finale (opens the original)
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For those of you who have been reading my posts every Tuesday, you might be wondering where this week’s post went.I’ve gone back to teaching, which is what I did right at the start of my career, and starting a new job has taken far more time and energy than I expected, especially alongside everything else that’s been changing in my life. Between that, moving, German classes, and all the other logistics that come with a new chapter, my long-form writing has had to take a temporary back seat.Hones
When Home Changes, So Do Your Friendships (opens the original)
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This week’s post is a few days late. I’ve been struggling to get my creative juices flowing, and for the first time in months, I’ve been dealing with a bit of writer’s block. I have plenty of stories I want to tell, but lately they’ve felt like they deserve more energy than I can give them.While looking through my drafts, I came across some thoughts I'd written about friendship, growing older, and moving around. Since I've been missing my friends a bit more than usual, it felt like the right tim
Eating My Way Around the World (opens the original)
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Whenever I arrive in a new city, before I check out the viewpoint, wander through the old town, or visit the cathedral, I open Google Maps and look through the dozens of restaurants I've saved over the past few months. I pick one and set off for my first meal in the city. Some people build their itineraries around landmarks. I build mine around lunch. A few weeks ago, I wrote about why food has always mattered so much to me. Growing up, food wasn’t just what we ate. It was how my family showed l
Micro Moments of Joy (opens the original)
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Once a month, I set travel aside to write something more personal. These essays are my chance to explore the ideas I’ve been sitting with lately, about identity, happiness, relationships, growth, and figuring life out as I go.They’re a little less about where I’ve been, and a little more about who I’m becoming.Welcome to another edition of All Jacky, No Travels.My Travel Tuesday posts are free to read and always will be. All Jacky, No Travels is my way of giving paid subscribers something differ
Would You Follow the Rules If Nobody Was Watching? (opens the original)
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I'm standing at the entrance to the catacombs beneath St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, waiting for our guide to unlock the gate. I try to remember whether I've ever been inside a catacomb before. Crypts, yes. Catacombs, I don't think so.<img alt="" class="sizing-
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