by gkeller | Jul 3, 2017 | 2016 Grants
My grandmother’s family came from Lucca, Italy, an historic town in Tuscany, 30 miles from Pisa and Viarreggio. Lucca has pre-Roman origins and the old town is still surrounded by walls. It is also the birthplace of Puccini. Although I had travelled in Italy...
by jmagee | Jul 1, 2017 | 2016 Grants
My traveling took me back to London to visit with two of my college friends. Twenty-two years after we graduated together, both are still making drama and theatre in London. My time with Neil McPherson and Vishni Veleda Billson gave me an opportunity to reconnect with...
by sflicker | Jul 1, 2017 | 2016 Grants
I traveled to Finland in June 2016 to visit my uncle, aunt and cousin. I had not visited Finland since 2004, so I had not had the chance to meet my cousin’s partner and two children. This was my kids’ first international travel experience. It was a really meaningful...
by dkidder | Jul 1, 2017 | 2016 Grants
Last summer, I received a travel grant to attend a mindfulness workshop at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Esalen is a retreat and education center that has been around since the 1960’s, working with individuals to integrate the mind, heart, body,...
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