A writing teacher and author whom I follow wrote a thoughtful piece on her Substack feed that I just read.   https://open.substack.com/pub/pattidigh/p/reclaiming-the-ability-to-people?r=2800f6&utm_medium=ios It was a remarkable essay about how we can emerge into the world again. That’s been my journey moving back towards connection and international travel. My comment on her piece found me reflecting about my own experience.  So grateful to have that nudge to get back out there. This is what I wrote: “Thank you for this thoughtful piece, Patti.  I’ve experienced so many of those feelings and emotions emerging from the pandemic. First back in Asheville this fall after time largely in nature in Quebec.  And now traveling to Austria for three weeks has thrown me into airplane travel and mass transit.   Scary. We’re totally vaccinated. It’s time to travel again, as my husband became a dual-citizen of Austria a couple of years ago, due to reparations, it’s ...