Tag: Road Tripping

Wine barrels, bottles, and glasses in a gold frame with mahogany banner above. Text reads "A Muse 4 College Vintages" College Tours: The Wine-tasting Experience of Higher Education
Finding Extraordinary

College Tours: The Wine-tasting Experience of Higher Education

Stephanie Ortiz10 Comments

Picture this: You’re dressed in your Sunday best, clutching a college brochure, following a backward-walking guide across perfectly manicured lawns, nodding thoughtfully as phrases like “holistic admissions process” and “vibrant student community” wash over you. Sound familiar? If you’ve ever been on a college tour, you’ve essentially participated in the wine-tasting experience of higher education.… Continue reading College Tours: The Wine-tasting Experience of Higher Education

What I Wish I Taught My Daughters
Legacy Stories

What I Wish I Taught My Daughters

Stephanie Ortiz2 Comments

Driving with my daughters from Pennsylvania to Nashville after Christmas break got me thinking. You know how road trips are. We passed through lots of slow downs, and many playlists, five states and drove through sunny skies, heavy rain, and fog, and somehow the car made it to the music city. Now ask me how… Continue reading What I Wish I Taught My Daughters

The Mother’s Day Special That Never Happened
Life Transitions

The Mother’s Day Special That Never Happened

Stephanie Ortiz4 Comments

Since Sunday night, I’d been in Nashville with Skylar for an internship she has here, and I took three photos, maybe? Gone are the two trips we traveled here as a family and took tons of photos to document our memories. Now we’re separated. Dividing and conquering because everybody has something different going on all… Continue reading The Mother’s Day Special That Never Happened