As I try to find ways to make the East Coast home, we talk to Gale Straub, founder of She Explores, about making home, which includes a visit to the white mountains of New Hampshire.
Read MoreHomesick...in a new home: I move into my new apartment in NYC and a giant wave of homesickness swallows me whole. We bear witness to a love story as Vanessa Pamela Friedman moves to the east coast and writes a million love letters to Portland, OR. My sister Shelly looks into her past and articulates different ways homesickness has appeared in her life.
Read MoreI don’t love packing or unpacking. But I love the in-between movement, the actual act of moving your body from one place to another. In this episode, which touches on my drive from LA to NYC, we find a celebration of motion, movement, moving, migration, and all that comes along with it.
In this episode we talk to writer, long-distance cyclist, and travel nurse, Mary Ann Thomas, a queer brown daughter of Indian immigrants, about home, home in migration, and home in movement.
Read MoreEpisode three of UN/ROOTED is a love letter to anyone who’s ever had to pack their stuff and move, to anyone who’s ever had to watch friends leave, and to all the friendships that can transcend time and space.
Read MoreThe Home of One’s Heart, The Place of Flowing Water (Payahuunadü), The People’s Trail (Nüümü Poyo), Jolie Varela’s story, and how to respect someone’s homeland.
Read MoreWelcome to the first episode of UN/ROOTED!
"What is home? Where is home? How do you know you're home?" I lay the groundwork for why I am asking these questions about home, go back to the beginning, and talk with a few of my family members…
+ Call for voice submissions!
Read MoreListen to the un/rooted trailer here! + a call for voice submissions: What does home mean to you?
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