by jo | May 13, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
I was in the famous Powell’s bookstore in Portland, spending over an hour browsing through their cards-and-quirky-things section when I pulled up one of the last cards that caught my eye, and it made me freeze. In the middle of Powell’s, I could see people meandering...
by jo | May 1, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
If you would like to have an adventure, this is for you. 10 steps for Adventure(ing like a responsible adult) : 1. Decide to have an adventure. 2. Invite someone to join you — you can adventure by yourself, but it’s better to have an adventure partner lest...
by jo | Apr 30, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
” I feel like it’s time for you to come here so we can have an adventure.” I posted that on my friend Lizz’s facebook wall a couple months ago, completely serious, but not knowing where it would lead. My wanderlust was just acting up, and I...
by jo | Jan 1, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
This has been the hardest, and in many ways, worst years of my life. However, if I’ve ever had a right-of-passage year or a coming-of-age year, in many many ways, this was it. So, the previous post was my sentimental year in review. This is the practical one...
by jo | Dec 26, 2013 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time, Published Pieces, Travel
North State Voices: The year I showed up (again and again) By Joanna O’Hanlon Posted: 12/25/2013 09:45:39 PM PST I was sitting in an apartment that is no longer mine, in a town that I no longer live in, on a couch that I no longer own. It was the end of 2012,...
by jo | Nov 28, 2013 | Everyday Stories, Published Pieces, Travel
North State Voices: Thirst and Thanksgiving By JOANNA O’HANLON POSTED: 11/28/2013 01:29:43 AM PST It is June 2007, and my legs are sweating under my long skirt, courtesy of the hot African sun. It is the wet season in Malawi, but the grass is dry. There have...