travel

What holds shape, and what dissolves

Jan 12 • michelle ray

Christmas Stripped: What We Found Alone in Asia

Essential lessons about home from three Americans abroad

Dec 24, 2025 • michelle ray

What Happens When You Run Away to Find Yourself?

I thought Ecuador was the problem. Parties, expat scene, and almost too much freedom. So when my dog Gaby died, I did what I always did: I ran.

Dec 4, 2025 • michelle ray

The Places That Make Us #3, Virudhunagar, India

How Standing Out Taught Me to Belong

Sep 20, 2025 • michelle ray

The Places That Make Us, #2: La Paz, Bolivia, 1998

I was robbed and nearly assaulted. It almost destroyed my confidence. But twenty years later, I can trace every bold decision I've made as a traveler…

Aug 30, 2025 • michelle ray

When Privilege Meets Purpose

How a school visit in rural Tanzania showed me that real education happens when we stop assuming who the teacher is

Jul 14, 2025 • michelle ray

To my feet, my wheels, my companions (sometimes) in heels

Apr 27, 2025 • michelle ray

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