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Dear Pilgrim Letters
Hello lovelies. I wrote these letters to any stranger considering walking the Camino de Santiago, specifically the most popular route from St. Jean Pied du Port to Santiago. I’ve walked those particular 500 miles at two very different times in my life, and I suspect I will do it one more time someday if I’m…
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10. On Making History
To read more context for the letter below, check out this post here:) Dear Pilgrim, As you head onto the well-trodden road beyond Astorga, it will become even more apparent that you are a part of something larger than yourself. The footsteps of millions that came before you mark the way as you mark the way…
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7. Dear Pilgrim: On Rituals
To read more context for the letter below, check out this post here:) Dear Pilgrim, When my parents still squeezed my sister and me into frilly square-collared dresses every Sunday and marched us off to church, I’d get to sit on the floor under the pews during Mass. I’d watch the soles of the feet of…
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6. Dear Pilgrim: On Honoring Your Story
As you fall into a natural rhythm, the resonance of your boots against the gravel will become a familiar sound. There is a cadence, a “sacred pace,” as they call it.
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4. Dear Pilgrim: On Finding Your Way Back
To read more context for the letter below, check out this post here:) Dear Pilgrim, Logistics can be a comfortable hiding spot: how to get to the airport, how to pack, and how much money to budget. Off the Camino, it’s easy to lose yourself in the safety of planning. Disney lovers, cruise-takers, and big-city tourists…
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The Power of Simple Acknowledgment
Earlier this week, I decided to launch an account on Instagram called Dear Pilgrim. The aim of the community is to provide a home for those considering walking the Camino de Santiago as well as those who see themselves as seekers, spiritually or not. The idea is connected to a larger project I will talk…
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Uterga to Villatuerta
I am still one day behind after splitting up the Pyrenees day, but I will find a chance to catch up soon. We left Uterga before the sun came up, buying a few snacks and a small cup of surprisingly acceptable coffee from a machine outside the albergue. I nostalgically nodded goodbye to the memory-packed hostel,…
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St. Jean to Roncesvalles: Part 2
Part 1 can be found here. Toward the middle of every Camino hiking day, you hit a silent, steady stride. With so much land behind you and so much ahead, there isn’t much to think about other than the current trail. The forest eventually returned, reminding us how much easier it is to breathe when…
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Do Not Let Me Entertain You
This is in response to today’s Daily Post, entitled “Invitation.” If you go to the theatre, turn on a movie, stand in front of a work of art, switch on the radio–do not let me entertain you. If you do, you are being tricked, you are missing the point, you are closing off a part of…
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You Are My Starfish–A Camino Story
Despite the past several days throwing us some curve balls (I fell down the steps this morning–no broken bones but some pretty impressive cuts and bruises), I woke up feeling generally okay. Sure, the heat in our apartment still doesn’t work because our boiler almost blew us up last week. And sure, every day, the…
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