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I always dreamed of traveling west everywhere. As a child, my family vacationed primarily on the North Carolina coast or in the Blue Ridge Mountains—with a few trips to Walt Disney World saved for special occasions. I took three school trips to Europe during high school and visited California just before college. But my world […]
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I was 18 when I traveled to California for the first time. I had never been farther west than Atlanta, Georgia, so it felt extra special to see the Pacific Ocean for the first time. I visited La Jolla and San Diego with my youth group and had the best time in the SoCal sunshine. […]
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From May 2017 to May 2022, my husband, Brandon, and I visited each of the United States. It’s the most significant personal accomplishment in my life thus far, and something I still love to talk about years later. I’d like to find a way to recap our travels on The Manuscript and pay homage to […]
