Kerry MurphyinThere to Make FriendsWhere to Go From HereI grew up in L.A. during the Reagan/Bush years, and deeply felt activism everywhere I turned. Robbie Conal was a hero to me, Barbara Kruger…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
Kerry MurphyinThere to Make FriendsA Week of HomeOur plane landed in Seattle exactly one week ago. It feels like it was months ago, as if every tick of the big hand on the clock actually…Oct 14, 2016Oct 14, 2016
Kerry MurphyinThere to Make FriendsThings Change.I’m sitting at breakfast in a luxe room in an old villa in the true middle of Rome. I’m the only one here, just me and the 20-foot ceilings…Oct 6, 20162Oct 6, 20162
Kerry MurphyinThere to Make FriendsWhy We Travel: Getting Italian Mamma-edI’ll tell the backstory more in a future post, but will say this: we both got Italian Mamma*-ed, hard. I am 43 and I was equally in love…Sep 17, 20161Sep 17, 20161
Kerry MurphyinThere to Make Friends“Trump is Like Hitler”Last night we had dinner with some almost-30 Berliners. As with all conversations we’ve been having during our travels, the topic turned to…Aug 30, 20161Aug 30, 20161
Kerry MurphyinThere to Make FriendsHere, NowJust yesterday I had my first, Uh… Now what am I gonna do? moment of post-working anxiety. I expected that to come earlier, but the stunner…Aug 28, 2016Aug 28, 2016
Kerry MurphyinThere to Make FriendsHello, World!A funny thing happened. We wished, we daydreamed, we fretted, we planned, and now it’s here: departure eve, a day neither of us really…Aug 7, 20162Aug 7, 20162