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December 14, 2023December 14, 2023cori blekken

The Views from Where I’ve Been.

A few days ago, I landed in Bahrain, setting foot in my 75th country.  When I think back to who I was the very first time I traveled to a country outside of the US to today, I am a completely different person.  Of course, the 27 years that have passed has something to do […]

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June 24, 2020cori blekken

concerning corona.

“with uncertainty, there is never a dull moment.” – haresh sippy a few weeks ago i went on a very strange journey. dizzy, hazy, and almost dreamlike. i was in a fog, it couldn’t possibly be real. i had already completed this journey dozens of times in the past, but this time it was disturbingly […]

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August 6, 2019August 7, 2019cori blekken

unBELIZEable.

well, well, well. where did i leave you last? dropping off the face of europe? i think not.  europe is only one continent and according to my american upbringing, there are 6 more to conquer (i dare you to challenge me the rest of the world… there are 7 CONTINENTS!!!!!!  DEAL WITH IT!!!!) my first […]

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June 9, 2019June 9, 2019cori blekken

milestone moments.

“it seems that the more places i see and experience, the bigger i realize the world to be.  the more i become aware of, the more i realize how relatively little i know of it, how many places i have still to go, how much more there is to learn.  maybe that’s enlightenment though – […]

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April 22, 2019cori blekken

FINALLY fifty-one.

every great dream begins with a dreamer.  always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world. — harriet tubman — it’s true, every great dream begins with a dreamer.  in fact, the world is full of dreamers, but the world is not […]

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February 12, 2019February 12, 2019cori blekken

magnificent montenegro.

“when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”  — paulo coelho — why do we do what we do every day?  we get up early, sit in traffic for hours on end on our way to work, to then turn around and go home after a long day and […]

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December 17, 2018December 18, 2018cori blekken

the home stretch.

“good things happen when you meet strangers.” – yo-yo ma – it is often said that when you travel you meet the most interesting people along the way. i can fully attest to this because through my travels i have met some really amazing people that i can happily say are forever friends. we talk […]

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December 8, 2018cori blekken

mamma mia, here we go again.

“you may have the universe if i may have italy.” – giuseppe verdi –  when i was in college i fell in love with italy.  i will never forget taking the subway to the colosseum and walking up the stairs to catch my very first glimpse of something i had always dreamed of seeing. after […]

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December 3, 2018December 3, 2018cori blekken

better together.

there are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met. — william butler yeats — i have a friend who lives in ireland. he’s all sorts of totally awesome and also loves to travel as much as i do. definitely my kind of guy. we ended up connecting over a year ago because he […]

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November 27, 2018November 27, 2018cori blekken

sister, sister.

“i hope you believe in yourself as much as i believe in you.” have you ever been really, really certain about something only to find out you were completely and utterly wrong. i mean, dead wrong. 10,000 miles in the wrong direction wrong. i had just turned 8.5 years old and in 14 short days […]

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