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A French country house transported to New York City. A palace made of corn. These are but two of the places the second installment of my A-Z of Travel series will take you. And I offer you a warning now: continuing to read this will get a song stuck in your head.

Intersection of Bedford and Downing Streets in New York City, courtesy of Delusion Productions

Intersection of Bedford and Downing Streets in New York City,
courtesy of Delusion Productions.

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Part One

I was a writer of a different sort 10 years ago. I wrote business analysis and functional specifications as a fulltime employee at an “enterprise portal solution” company. Working with our team’s engineers, I recorded technical designs and customized documentation for end users.

By August of 2001, though it hadn’t been announced to us or the public yet, I had deduced my employer was about to be acquired. I jumped at the chance to go when my dad suggested I join him and my stepmother for their trip to Italy to visit my sister, Missy. I knew that in a matter of weeks what little vacation time I had could be meaningless.

I carried a hardbound journal with me the whole trip with the goal of writing every day. I wanted to be able to share my experiences with my husband, Mike, who could not come with me. He had just started a new job.

I confess I’ve struggled to write this post. A lot. The trip most definitely changed me. I’ve decided to let the writer I was then tell the story. What follows are excerpts from that journal.

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