Author Archives: turningaroundamerica

I have been thinking all morning about the word and concept of inspiration. I am in the last month of my 5-month Windgate Residency. This experience is the greatest gift I have ever received. It has been like the third … Continue reading →

The weeks are flying by. I have a hair less than two months left here at SUNY Purchase. It is so great to wake up every morning and be really excited about what will come from the day. Last week … Continue reading →

I have written in this blog 129 times. In the fall of 2010 when I left Boston on my 30,000-mile adventure I could never have imagined how it would impact my life. I left to teach as many people as … Continue reading →

My first Turning Around America trip was a humbling experience in many ways, it was really about faith. I left not knowing if I would have enough money to go to the next venue, but thanks to the wonderful arts/craft … Continue reading →

Turning Around America: Sanctuary Our New Project, Sanctuary, Launches today! It is mind boggling that just two years ago Turning Around America started. We could never have known then, all that we would have accomplished traveling to people instead of … Continue reading →

  It is a weird mental experience to return to your home, after a long trip.  I have only been home in drips and drabs 5 months in two years. There was a time in the distant past that I … Continue reading →

Traveling and teaching have been life altering for me. I often tell my friends that I feel like an anthropologist wandering through cities, towns, and peoples lives. I would need a year of time, writing everyday, to record just some … Continue reading →

Two years ago this week I set off on a journey. It was a project that in my mind would last for one year only. Turning around America has become so much more than a one year project for me … Continue reading →

It has been a long time since my last entry. It is not from a lack of activity in my life, but just the opposite. I feel like I have not had a minute to sit down and have a … Continue reading →