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    My Dream Job

    A little over a year ago, I left a career in non-profit fundraising to become a freelance travel blogger, filmmaker, and photographer. It was the biggest career obstacle I’ve faced to date as I figuratively chose to become a starving artist and follow my passions....

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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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    Help me win "The Big Trip"

    Hey visitors! As you know, I am a world traveler who wants to keep traveling. Especially if someone else is going to pay for it! Well there is an opportunity for this to happen as I am in contention for “The Big Trip” (learn more...

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    A Traveling Jew in Europe

    There were 9 high schools in my hometown of Fremont, CA. Good ole’ American High School (home of the proud Eagles) happened to be the farthest from the only Jewish Temple in town. This meant that all the Jewish kids I hung out with all...

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  • That one time in India

    That one time in India

    The Golden Triangle is a very historical trifecta of landmarks that exist in India. Made up of Delhi in the North, Agra in the southeast and Jaipur in the southwest, these three destinations are each approximately 250 km apart from one another. Each destination is...

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  • Opening up to Nepal

    Opening up to Nepal

    Though it may surprise you, I’m shy when meeting new people. If someone introduces me to a new person, I am usually just fine and can jump into conversation. Friends of friends are easily embraced. It is not the same, however, when it’s just me...

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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

    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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    #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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