North America Archive

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    #80: Sleeping Under the Stars

    I’m not sure how long it would have taken me to cross #80 off my “life to do list.” You see, sleeping under the stars (i.e. camping) is something I used to try when I was little. I’d set up a tent in my parent’s...

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    Let the Film-Fest begin!

    “Word and images matter!” That was the battle cry pounded into my head during the three years I spent working for a media advocacy organization called GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). I was part of a team of staff that holds Media...

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  • Beautiful Wisconsin

    #85: A Visit to the Midwest

    When I created this “Life to Do List” and added #85: Visit a Midwest state I’ve never been to, I didn’t actually know what constituted the Midwest. I also had absolutely no idea when or how I would get there or why on Earth I’d...

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  • Day 1: All You Can Do is Keep Bleeding

    Day 1: All You Can Do is Keep Bleeding

    My personal in-flight television screen says that we have traveled 1585 miles from Los Angeles. It’s hard to tell because we are surrounded by 360 degrees of the Pacific Ocean. It’s blue skies and sea blue all around. My medical mask hugs my face, simultaneously...

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  • JWJ Farm Video

    JWJ Farm Video

    You’ve probably been reading a bunch about the adventures I had when I visited my family on Salt Spring Island in Canada. If you long for more than just words and pictures, check out the latest “Journey with Janelle” video:

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  • Bottles of Pinot Noir from the Laetitia Winery

    #13: Take in the Aroma

    Obviously I’m a bit addicted to traveling. In particular, I get a kick out of experiences that feel fancy but, in fact, are rather affordable. When my dear friend Patty asked me to travel with her to Central California in order to support a mutual...

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  • Life on a Farm

    Life on a Farm

    My initial enthusiasm and blog post about arriving at Uncle Charlie’s garlic farm prevented me from providing an in depth explanation of what it feels like to actually live on Bright Farm. Constantly processing images that take my breath away also seemed to have presented...

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  • Me on a ferryboat en route to Salt Spring Island

    #14: Call me Farmer Janelle

    I knew I kept those overalls for a reason. They’ve been sitting in my “save for a random day” drawyer for at least four years. This trip to my Uncle’s farm in Canada was the perfect occasion to bring them out of hiding. After arriving...

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  • The long line to get on the Ferry

    #71: Ferry’s Anatomy

    I was hoping to cross off #71 on the Life To Do List by taking a cruise somewhere exotic. I didn’t expect that Travel somewhere on a boat would mean riding on not one, but TWO ferries in Beautiful British Columbia. To get to my...

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  • My Canadian Training Day

    My Canadian Training Day

    While living in Los Angeles, I rarely drive more than 10 miles a day. But visiting my parents in Northern California, my aunt in Seattle, and my Uncle on his garlic farm in Canada was too many flights (and dollars) to muster. Driving 1600 miles...

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