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Leaving Europe: Embracing, Grieving and Entering the Familiar Unfamiliar from the top of Mt. Vesuvius

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Melissa Otterbein

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Day 108 Mt. Vesuvius, Naples Ciao from a volcanic rock on the crater rim of Mount Vesuvius. In front of me is a mystical horizon overlooking islands, mountains and city lines. It feels just yesterday, it was June and I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Tagged Camino de Santiago, Europe, exploration, solo travel, travel

Encounters With the Divine: Experiencing God on a 1,000 Year Old Spanish Pilgrimage

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Melissa Otterbein

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I didn’t come here looking for God, and these cathedrals at times felt like both a haven and an inferno. I was once scolded by a priest for taking communion, given the firm instruction that I was not welcome to … Continue reading →

Posted in Pilgrimage Tagged beauty, Camino de Santiago, Church, God, hiking, pilgrimage, Spain, spirituality, walking

On Following Your Own Dream (Lessons on the Camino de Santiago)

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Melissa Otterbein

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“So how far are you going?” a common question pilgrims ask one another on the Camino de Santiago. “Well, I was planning on just hiking 10 days and then continuing on my journey of five months of world travel,” I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Camino de Santiago, Travel Tagged being present, Camino de Santiago, Dreams, faith, journeys, travel

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