Long Way Home Chronicles by Maria Vargas

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How I Went From Stranger to Regular in One Valencia Neighborhood

It starts feeling like home when you begin recognizing people on your street
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Ride Your Own Ride
Accidentally rode 70 miles with pro cyclists + went to a reading rave with 100 strangers in a park.
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Change Is Like New Shoes
On leaving a life you love for one you don't yet have.
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Booked the Wrong Hostel in Florence. Turned Into A Great Mistake.
Lost in Florence with no phone, no map, and no plan. Yet somehow it was perfect.
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Field Notes | No. 1
Grab a pen and paper. Something new is coming to this newsletter.
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$2 Plastic Sandals vs. $150 Running Shoes
What the trekking guides of Sapa taught me about having enough.
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Travel is An Exchange
People, chaos, history, beauty, and politics. A Q+A from Vietnam..
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When the Curtain Calls
A trip to Vietnam and why travel doesn't help us escape life, it teaches us how to change it
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Befriended a Stranger on a Plane & Now We’re Running a Half Marathon
Sometimes the interaction we try to avoid ends up being exactly what we need.
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Lessons from 9th Year Camping at Big Bend
What the 9th year camping at Big Bend taught me about change, rest, and presence
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