Moving Forward

Baby, I’m a Star: Turning Heads Internationally After 40 Years

How to stick out in a foreign crowd and still make friends

Apr 3 • Wendy Hawkes

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March 2026

How AI Helps Me Connect with Locals When Traveling Internationally

Bonding through Google Translate

Mar 28 • Wendy Hawkes

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Gene Kelly Speaks to Me in French

Unexpected Opportunities & Remembering A Long-Forgotten Gem

Mar 20 • Wendy Hawkes

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Identity Crisis: What happens when doing what you love might kill you?

When a passionate pursuit defines you, does your ID change when you quit doing it?

Mar 13 • Wendy Hawkes

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Repositioning Day: Embracing the In-Between Time

And Missing Posting Deadlines Due To WWIII

Mar 7 • Wendy Hawkes

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February 2026

Digital Nomading: Or Finding Acceptable Workspaces in Exotic Locations

High-pitched, incessant wailing meant to wake the dead was doing its job.

Feb 27 • Wendy Hawkes

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It’s Yesterday Once More: Midlife Nostalgia in Communist Countries

A Vintage Carpenters' Tune and A Vietnamese New Year's Eve Show Stir Feelings

Feb 20 • Wendy Hawkes

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Desperately Seeking Community: A Nomad’s Need for Belonging & Behind-the-Scenes Peek at My Memoir

How surviving a Cat 5 hurricane, living on a boat, and slow travel have taught me the importance of community.

Feb 13 • Wendy Hawkes

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Know Thine Midlife Limits: Summiting A Vietnamese Dragon-topped Mountain

Hiking 500 steps up a dragon-topped mountain in Vietnam taught me to accept my limits as a freshly-minted 60 year old.

Feb 8 • Wendy Hawkes

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January 2026

Triaging the F*cks

Choosing where our attention goes is self-protection

Jan 30 • Wendy Hawkes

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Need Inspiration? Yes, chef!

Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai

Jan 23 • Wendy Hawkes

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Surviving Perilous Tourist Traps

Flying like an acrophobic eagle

Jan 16 • Wendy Hawkes

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