hippos and crocs and elephants, oh my!
Kayaking Gabon’s Gamba Complex with Joolee by Doug Armstrong Jewels, Rick and I spent the morning paddling down a labyrinth of narrow channels through the mangroves, scaring up the occasional … Continue reading
Vienna metro
by Bridget Christie Once upon a time four Moldovan Peace Corps Volunteers decided to close out the 1997 year by traveling around Eastern Europe. So, Julie, Chris, Carrie and myself, … Continue reading
rendezvous at Titicaca
by Libby McDuling It was mid 2008. America was contemplating its first female or first African American president. Hockey mom was actually a term. Hipsters were only just starting to … Continue reading
birthday flight plan
by Nelson Aurand Julie Rene Aurand (the spelling “Joolee” is her own) was born on April 9, 1972 to Nelson and Genevieve Aurand. We kick off the Joolee’s Forty project … Continue reading
forty days. forty stories.
Joolee turns forty on April 9. After working in six or seven states and at least five countries, not to mention traveling over forty countries on all seven continents from the South Pole to the Slovakia, Juniata to Johannesburg, Joolee has a lot of friends. Remarkably, in all that wayfaring, it’s her special talent to keep those friendships strong. But that means bringing the whole lot of us together for a birthday party isn’t very practical.
You’re invited to help celebrate her birthday with a web-based project called joolee’s forty. On each of the forty days leading up to her fortieth birthday, we’ll post a new story about Joolee. We hope to assemble a cross-section of the best tales from all her stints and adventures, written by family, friends, and fellow-travellers. Forty days. Forty stories.
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Photos of Joolee from friends and family. Got an image that’s too good to pass up? Contact joolee’s forty.
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