Tag Archives: grief and travel

Popcorn, Politics, And Parts Unknown: How My Dad Taught Me To See The World Via Anthony Bourdain

A signed autograph from Anthony Bourdain displayed beside a passport and travel ephemera, symbolizing curiosity, legacy, and a lifelong love of the world.
February 8, 2026
My First "Passport" To The World I grew up in a house where popcorn was more than popcorn — it was a ritual. My dad and I would sit in the living room, not just watching TV, but devouring the world through it every Sunday night watching Parts Unknown, which...

Why I Am Taking A Travel Break

The first day my father went into hospice.
January 14, 2026
There are some kinds of grief that do not arrive in one devastating moment. Some grief comes slowly—quietly—over months and years. It comes in phone calls. In medical updates. In symptoms that worsen. In “this might be the end” moments that somehow… are not. I never knew this kind of...