Air's Wild Acres
Small goats and small batch cheesemaking on a small farm, all with big laughs.
Category: Travel
Latest posts
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What I learned in 6 days of straight driving
I have a backlog of things I’ve written over the past few years and never posted on my blog. This morning, I was looking for an entirely different piece I had started a week or… Read more
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Taking a Step Back and Making Space for New Voices at the Table
Of my many faults as a human, my tendency towards nostalgia is probably one of my traits that annoys me the most. I am so easily sucked into a photo album or an old blog,… Read more
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Acknowledging the Privilege of a Rural Life
It’s been over a year since I have posted anything on my blog. A long, weird, emotional, crazy, rewarding year, which included the following: Leaving Arizona, where I had purchased a house only 11 months… Read more
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Mexican haircuts, anxiety, and growth opportunities
On my last day in Mexico over the holidays, I spent some time wandering around Mexico City and picking up a few things I love (coffee, mezcal), and grabbed in a quick haircut. I hadn’t… Read more
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New Year’s Day on the side of a Mexican mountain
When I first booked this trip to Mexico a few months ago, I was looking forward to spending some time in a place I love with some people that I love. I was also in… Read more
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“Farting around” while embracing joy
The first time I came to central Mexico, I was here for 6 months to complete a portion of my dissertation research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). As often happens in… Read more
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Good at everything but dating: on deep connections with place.
In one of the many conversations I’ve had with my dear friend Rachael since arriving in Mexico a few days ago, we were discussing my dating life and that of several of our mutual friends… Read more
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Finding the Aloha Spirit in Maui
When I walked into the Makawao History Museum, I was looking for perspective on this little town in the middle of Maui. Thanks to a friend employed by Alaska Airlines, I had lucked into a… Read more
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¿Güera, qué vas a llevar?
There’s a word in Mexican Spanish, güera, which is frequently used to address light skinned women like myself. I literally hear it everywhere—at the market, ¿Güera, qué vas a llevar?; at the corner taco stand,… Read more
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#TheNextBeWhom/WhateverYouWantWhenYouGrowUp
Sometimes I love my job, but sometimes it frustrates me. Not just because science is fucking hard, but because every scientist is subject to a series of outside pressures; pressure to be the best, pressure… Read more
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