July 12, 2020 I recognized something profound when I traveled throughout Asia and India as a newly-minted college graduate who, previously, had barely ventured outside the Midwest. It’s something that…
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It’s 2:45 AM. I’m in Costa Rica, attending a travel industry conference. My husband just called. There are brush fires raging close to our home in Thousand Oaks, which –…
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For a long time, I’ve been on a soapbox about how international travel can be a force for good in the world. I bookmark stories about the positive, transformational impact…
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For a long time, I’ve harbored a dream . . . …to start a foundation that would, in essence, provide funds to a young person to travel far, far from…
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I didn’t get a lot of “work” done this week but were inspired by two events at which I made some marvelous connections and insights that were rich, relevant and rewarding….
Read More I had to submit a proposal this week – a big one. I hadn’t done anything like this for a long, long time, since most of our new customers come…
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For several years, I’ve felt an ever-stronger calling to organize travel programs that are transformational and life-changing. That’s why I started the WOW! Travel Club a decade ago, and that’s…
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A funny thing happened to me on Wednesday. Not the kind of “ha ha” funny, but “hmmmm, that’s interesting” kind of funny. Several weeks ago, I noticed discomfort in my lower…
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In 1985, a baby boy was born to a 15-year old unwed mother in a Nairobi slum called Kibera. It was a breach birth, during which she had received no…
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. . . ISIS, Iran, Iraq, Ebola, strange food, spiders, snakes, bedbugs, needles, ghosts . . .“ I’ve long admired Rick Steves. Didn’t know a lot…
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If you know me at all, you know how passionate I am about women’s rights and gender equality – especially in the developing world. One of my proudest accomplishments in…
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Yeah, that’s right. I’m leaving and it feels strange. I’m not used to this. I can hear you scoff. “You’re always leaving, Marilyn! You can do it in your…
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Every week, come Wednesday or Thursday, that little voice begins asking, “What are you going to write about for Friday’s blog post?” There was no question that this week’s post…
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Fair warning: The following is my sales pitch for two stellar WOW! Travel Club experiences for next year. One is a legal visit to the “forbidden” island of Cuba in…
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