Bylines: WashPost, NatGeo, The Atlantic, Trav Leisure, NYT, Best American Travel Writing. Focus: Travel, health, life. Author, THE VOLUNTOURIST. @650000Hours

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10 Nov 2020
Each year, I read The Best American Travel Writing, so I am THRILLED that my @wpmagazine story on a Kenyan orphanage is in the 2020 edition. Thank you @boozecolumnist, @RobGMacfarlane, @HMHCo! #BestAmerican2020 #TravelTuesday
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23 Oct 2024
I need help for a story: I'm looking for a couple who decided to live together in their 50s rather than get married. If you know anyone who made that decision between age 50 and 59, please let me know! #marriage #GenX #livingtogether #fifties
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“Change and fear and allowing yourself to fail can lead to some pretty great discoveries.”
Ever wanted to just chuck it all? That's what Rick Higgins did! Follow his fantasy and his reality in this episode. bit.ly/4dqdFcM #BumpInTheRoad
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Don't waste your time looking back on what you've lost. Move on, for life is not meant to be traveled backwards.
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3 Oct 2024
“It takes a village—or a campus—to address mental health issues,” writes @Ken_Budd in this #LibEdMag cover story. Discover how colleges and universities are rising to the challenge of supporting students—from building resilience to coping with grief. ow.ly/C6yb50TBw1C
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Happy 100th birthday, President Carter! You continue to be an inspiration for millions of Habitat for Humanity volunteers and supporters around the world.
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Massive response by @NationalGuard @USArmy @fema many planes helicopters etc responding to #HurricaneHelene2024 supported by Ashville Airport personnel! @WCKitchen we just deliver 200 barbecue sandwiches so they have a good bite between missions! 🫶🏻🫶🏻
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I post this every year on 9-11. No words. #remebering911
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An 80-year Harvard study shows that relationships are the key to good health and #happiness. Great piece from our own @Ken_Budd!
If you’re going to make that one choice, that single decision that could best ensure your own health and happiness, science tells us that your choice should be to cultivate warm relationships. Of all kinds. saturdayeveningpost.com/2024…
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6 Sep 2024
Here you go - glacier in #GlacierBay! #Alaska
Where are the glaciers? #GlacierBay #Alaska 🔥
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28 Aug 2024
Gorgeous morning in Glacier Bay, #Alaska #TravelInspiration
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22 Aug 2024
Some #roadtrip scenes from San Clemente and Carlsbad, CA. #TravelInspiration #travelphotography
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17 Aug 2024
Summer scenes from Georgetown. #DC #TravelInspiration #travelphotography
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Google Voice scams are still making the rounds. Want to learn how you can protect yourself? Click below. Thank you, @Ken_Budd and @AARP, for mentioning the #IDTheftCenter and our 2023 Trends in Identity Report! idtheft.center/4dIuCzj
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13 Aug 2024
aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/i… Google Voice scams are still making the rounds. Here is how you can protect yourself. Thank you @Ken_Budd and @AARP for your mention of the @IDTheftCenter and our 2023 Trends in Identity Report!
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In the Florida Keys, roughly 70-95 percent of the coral is gone, devastated by disease, rising sea temperatures, and other existential threats. One man has started a non-profit to resurrect the reefs, one inch at a time. saturdayeveningpost.com/2024…
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Stressful and traumatic events can bring up intense and complicated emotions. But just 15 minutes of expressive writing can help. @dorothysuskind explains how it works. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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20 Jul 2024
"The Eagle has landed." On July 20, 1969 — 55 years ago today — #Apollo11 touched down on the Moon.
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Don't miss @Ken_Budd interviewing Dr. Charan Ranganath, author of Why We Remember: Unlocking Your Memory's Power, for a @FallfortheBook / OLLI event on July 17 @ 11:50am EST via Zoom. Reserve your spot for a fascinating chat about #memory! eventbrite.com/e/unlocking-y… #brain #aging
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