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Category Archives: travel
Rancho Cucamonga
When I return to Southern California, to the inland empire, I feel at home. In my body. It’s not an emotional thing. It’s not a relief. I just remember it. The air. Dry and warm. Soft even, with smog. Air … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what it's like now
Tagged California, alcoholism, recovery, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, AA meetings, sobriety, AA, Southern California, home, Rancho Cucamonga
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Minnesota
I went back to Minnesota last week, to visit the treatment center I went to a year and a half ago. When I was in treatment, it was April and it was still snowing. All the branches were bare. In … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what happened, what it's like now
Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, meeting, meetings, Minneapolis, Minnesota, recovery, rehab, sobriety, travel, treatment
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Cancún
I went to Cancún, Mexico 3 months out of rehab. I had booked the trip with my boyfriend and two friends, impulsively, and there were no refunds. It was low season for tourists, or rather, it was not spring break, … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what it's like now
Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Cancun, drinking, DUI, meetings, Mexico, recovery, sobriety, travel
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Long Beach, CA
I walked down the middle of the street with my friend, who I think of as my brother, who I used to live with, in college, when I started drinking. We were walking slow, because he had just had knee surgery … Continue reading
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Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, drinking games, Long Beach, recovery, sobriety
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somewhere else
I will probably be posting about rehab a lot this month. I went in April. I asked my boyfriend to ask his therapist for recommendations and he suggested a program in Minnesota. That sounds so calm: I asked him. It … Continue reading
out
Last night, I went to a bar. I ordered a diet coke and the bartender said “One of those nights?” and I said “Yeah,” with a sigh, even though I didn’t really know what he meant. Even though it had … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what happened
Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Dublin, going out, holidays, meeting, meetings, relapse, St. Patrick's Day
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is for
I made flyers for the blog: a photo and a URL and a quote. I thought I’d leave them at dedicated meeting places, maybe only outside my hometown. My friend suggested leaving them at bars. I said I didn’t want … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what it was like, what it's like now
Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, blog philosophy, meetings, New York, putting recovery first, SoHo, writing
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Milan
I spent two weeks in Italy when I was 7 months sober. I saw the Vatican, the Trevi fountain, the River Arno sitting green and still in Florence. I was nervous about traveling. I thought about geographics, about how as … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what it's like now
Tagged AA meetings, action, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Cancun, Chianti, Florence, Italy, meetings, Milan, Positano, Puerto Rico, putting recovery first, River Arno, theVatican, travel, Trevi fountain, understanding
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Puerto Rico
I missed the sunset in Esperanza, a beach town on the Caribbean side of Vieques, where it is supposed to be the most beautiful. I sat eating fish and chips and waiting for the sun to drop, but it was … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, alcoholism, Puerto Rico, putting recovery first, recovery, travel
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Palm Springs
Earlier this week, I went to a meeting in Palm Springs. I woke up and walked outside and it was a cold morning. Dry. The winds were strong, or they weren’t, but I noticed them like I don’t in the … Continue reading
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Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, desert, desperation, meetings, Palm Springs, recovery, travel
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