Category: Reflections
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Which Castle Are You Visiting?
Post cards from Bran
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Trebuie să Aștept
My visa was finally ready. Naturally, this required being told to come back later, celebrating with coffee and croissants, and joining a line that stretched down the steps of the immigration office.
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Stories of Romania: Vignettes
vignette (n.): A short scene or sketch. An unbordered picture that fades into the surrounding page.
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The View From Seat 41
A trip becomes something more, learning to appreciate the view from the window.
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The Weight of Tradition
No plain black bags in this collection: Craft, tradition, and choosing integrity over growth.
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The Power of Patrons
Field notes from Florence on beauty, wealth, responsibility, and the futures powerful people choose to build.
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A Global City at Human Scale
A dinner in Florence reminded me that real connection cannot always be scheduled, optimized, or rushed. In a city known around the world, the most important lessons still happened at human scale.
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A Woman on a Bicycle
A woman rides a bicycle and the city moves around her.
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Respect Is Not Silence
I wrote respect ≠ silence in my notebook with a little more force than the rest of my notes. What followed was one of the most honest conversations I have been in about what leadership actually costs and what it should never require you to give up.
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The History of Florence is Full of Women…
Field notes from a walking tour, a city after dark, and five women who shaped Florence without being given credit for it.
Field Notes From Abroad 