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2012 in Books

December 31, 2012 by Meghan Johnson

“We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.” – John Waters A few days ago, my dear friend Roxanne posted her favorite books of 2012 on Stories of Conflict and Love.  Admittedly, Roxanne reads better books than I do, but I bake more cookies than she does, so I think we come out even.  I loved her idea of wrapping up the year by revisiting the words and ideas […]

Categories: 2012, Books, Colombia, History, Microfinance, Russia, Touchy Feelies, Travel, Twins

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Nudges from Greece

December 14, 2012 by Meghan Johnson

My recent days have been filled with intense and scattered bouts of reading (from Jeffrey Sachs to Mary Oliver to US Weekly), the writing and re-writing of lists, the stacking and un-stacking of stuff.  How did so much stuff accumulate in my bedroom (and spill into the rest of my poor parents’ house)?  Do I really need to keep my notes from Econometrics, fall of 2006?  How many cardigans are too many cardigans?  And for the love of Zeus, when […]

Categories: Europe, Food, Friendship, Greece, Playtime, Travel, Twins

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Chasing the Wind

December 11, 2012 by Meghan Johnson

If the wind had a melody, I imagine it would sound something like this. This song that sounds like the wind is from the soundtrack to Monsoon Wedding, which my mother gave me before I left home in 2003.  I was sixteen and spending the summer in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a research internship with NASA.  It was the first time I spent a significant stretch away from home, and like most first-time experiences in our teen years, it felt […]

Categories: Americana, Europe, Ireland, Touchy Feelies, Travel

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About Meghan

Works on sustainability in commercial real estate. Interested in the good, the bad and the ugly of sustainability, microfinance, socially responsible investing and economics. This site was formerly known as Soulshine Traveler.

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