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    Travel helped me stop Smoking

    The fact that I would ever need to write an article about quitting smoking is surprising for anyone who knew the little girl version of Janelle K. Eagle. My father was a smoker, you see, and I was so vehemently against the habit that I...

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    #12 & #35: Career Errands

    Some of the items on my Life To Do List were simply put there because I knew I had to get them out of the way. When I set about becoming a documentary filmmaker/blogger/photographer/starving artist a while back, I was aware that I had certain...

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  • The Eiffel Tour

    #20: Going Back to Paris

    When you travel the world, you come home with lots of good stuff. There are people that amass refrigerator magnets. There are people that collect jewelry. The most “hard core” travelers will scoff and lecture you on the difference between being a traveler and being...

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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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  • 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 Photos on IMDB

    #42: I’m officially on IMDB

    For those of us who attempt to make a career happen in the Entertainment Industry, it is a goal to have an official listing on IMDB, the Internet Movie Database. Theoretically, this is your online professional resume. You inevitably are asked to pay a fee...

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  • #36: Let’s make it a Fair Trade

    #36: Let’s make it a Fair Trade

    This past fall, after finishing my stint as a volunteer for that one guy (Barack Obama), I was honored with the opportunity to travel to Washington DC and work with an organization called Free the Slaves (www.freetheslaves.net). As it’s name clearly states, their mission is...

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  • #5: Blog This

    #5: Blog This

    While many an item has recently been checked off my “Life To Do List“, I’ve obviously been behind on updating the blog. Upcoming news includes the following items being crossed off my list: #3: Hike on a trail outside CA #13: Go Wine Tasting #36:...

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  • Rebelling Against Truth

    Rebelling Against Truth

    In the foreword of the Signet Classics version of the celebrated novel, Animal Farm (written by George Orwell) is described as: “… a transcription of a view of life into terms of highly simplified symbols; and when it succeeds in its literary purpose, it leaves...

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