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Kinderhook, N.Y. – We made it. Not all the way to our new home in Saratoga Springs just yet, but we’re essentially there. We’re at Jen’s parents’ house in upstate New York, about an hour and change south of Saratoga. We rolled into town around 10pm Eastern Time tonight. It’s certainly surreal: Being here on […]

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Pittsburgh, Penn. — This is it: Our final night on the road. Seven days behind the wheel, traveling across this vast country we call America. What strikes me about this country every time I cross it — be it by air (dozens of times) or by car (now thrice) — is how much of nothing […]

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Lexington, Kentucky — We crossed over the Eastern Time Zone some time around 9:30pm Central Time tonight. We had gone through the rest of Arkansas after leaving Little Rock this morning, crossed the Mississippi, and drove all the way through Tennessee. Today was the longest day yet, settling into Kentucky, which, according to the guy […]

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Little Rock, Ark. — Aside from the Waffle House, a southern breakfast treat open twenty-four hours per day, and upside-down armadillo road kill, today was pretty uneventful as we drove across the southern plains of Texas’ Panhandle, Oklahoma, and into Arkansas. We started the day in Amarillo, deciding not to fight the pre-9am breakfast crowd […]

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Amarillo, Texas — We woke up this morning in beautiful Flagstaff to a dusting of snow. I love that: Opening the curtains, looking out, and seeing snow-covered ground. I’ll never forget the very first time at Vassar my freshman year when I had that same experience. It’s one that will never grow old for me, […]

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Flagstaff, Ariz. — I love to drive. Driving is especially fun because my car is fast. What makes my fast car even more fun to drive is when I have the chance to drive it across the Mojave Desert. Such was the case for the first time today when I was able to set a […]

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Bakersfield, Calif. – We’re fewer than five hours from Sacramento and already Day Two of our journey is complete. I like that we’re easing into the trip, driving just an hour-and-a-half the first day, not much more today. We ramp it up tomorrow, though, as we dive into the first eight-hour leg of the journey […]

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Roseville, Calif. — With only four hours of sleep before the movers arrived this morning, Jen and I have successfully completed day one of our cross-country journey, albeit it was only San Francisco to Roseville (outside Sacramento). Twenty-four hours ago, things seemed bleak. Stuff was still amok. Boxes were still untaped. And the movers were […]

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The clock just struck midnight, which means that it is officially moving day. We’re still awake packing, of course, but are in the home stretch. I realize I’ve been saying that for days, though. The past week has been a blur of social activities, great fun, and tons of packing. Why is it that we’ve […]

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Jen and I just endured nearly 24 hours without power. Nearly 150,000 people were without power last night, including us. Under normal circumstances, we enjoy the occasional power outage. It’s a nice break from modern technology. But when you’re in the midst of packing for a cross-country move in two days and your apartment doesn’t […]

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