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Liz Buechele
Sep 12, 20182 min read
New York State of Mind
Driving west across the southern perimeter of America, Zack – the Marketing and Logistics Manager – put on Billy Joel’s New York State of...
Liz Buechele
Sep 9, 20182 min read
The Unexpected Side Effect of Travel
The Smile Project Road Trip challenged me in ways I didn’t expect. It also inspired me in ways I couldn’t predict. I’m still feeling the...
Liz Buechele
Sep 5, 20183 min read
Bikers (and Dog) in the Badlands
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota is perhaps the most well-known event in the world of motorcycling....
Liz Buechele
Sep 2, 20181 min read
I’m Having a Really Amazing Life
We were a few days out from the end of the trip. Sitting in Ohio, just a day or so of driving away from my childhood home in...
Liz Buechele
Aug 30, 20181 min read
When Nobody Tells You ‘No’
When I started planning for The Smile Project road trip, I ran the idea by some of my closest friends and family. I was met with pretty...
Liz Buechele
Aug 15, 20182 min read
Thank Your Co-Pilot
The road trip ends tomorrow. I have no idea how that is possible. On one hand, I am excited to hug my parents and play with my dog. On...
Liz Buechele
Aug 12, 20182 min read
On the Concept of Travel Time
I think I lost all concept of time on the trip. Or maybe my concept of time just became utterly warped. One of our running jokes in the...
Liz Buechele
Aug 8, 20182 min read
Hospitality of Strangers
In Rapid City, South Dakota, we worked with Dress for Success and a group called EMERGE that hosts discussions about social change and...
Liz Buechele
Aug 5, 20183 min read
"Scared Puppy" in South Dakota
Who would have imagined I would fall so in love with Rapid City, South Dakota? I connected with a lady in Rapid City before the trip...
Liz Buechele
Aug 1, 20182 min read
The Gifts We Give
I am convinced that we have met the best people everywhere we’ve gone. And at the same time – I know that there are hundreds, thousands,...
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