Walking Journeys with Storyteller Diane Wyzga

Walking Journeys with Storyteller Diane Wyzga

May 5, 2025Posted inEpisodesNo Comments
Diane Wyzga, founder of Quarter Moon Story Arts and host of "Stories from Women Who Walk," reveals her multifaceted journey beginning in New Jersey. Inspired by trips to New York with her grandmother and exploring national parks on family vacations, Diane backpacked solo in Europe as a college student, then became a Navy nurse. Leaving that behind for a career as a lawyer and litigator, she is now a storyteller on Whidbey Island, Washington.
Robert Lunday on Moving from Houston to the Japanese Countryside, Global Disappearances, the Borderlands and Belonging, Japanese Culture

Robert Lunday on Moving from Houston to the Japanese Countryside, Global Disappearances, the Borderlands and Belonging, Japanese Culture

October 27, 2024Posted inEpisodes
Writer and poet Robert Lunday, author of Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness, shares his journey of growing up as a military dependent, the sudden disappearance of his stepfather in 1982, living on the Texas-Mexico borderlands and what it means to belong, and his impending move from Houston to the serene landscapes of Kyushu, Japan.
Backpacker to Entrepreneur: Carlton Klein’s Journey to Lost Canyon Imports

Backpacker to Entrepreneur: Carlton Klein’s Journey to Lost Canyon Imports

March 19, 2024Posted inEpisodes
From the borders of the civil war in Burma to working with the desert nomads of Colombia, Carlton Klein was searching for his place in the world, and found it, embracing his love of travel, adventure and culture. From backpacker to entrepreneur, he takes us on his journey to creating a business that honors the crafts of the artisans he met along the way during his solo travels to South America, India and Asia.
From Bengali Roots to a Canadian Mosaic with Urmi Hossain

From Bengali Roots to a Canadian Mosaic with Urmi Hossain

January 24, 2024Posted inEpisodes
Urmi Hossain is Bengali by blood and Italian by birth. An avid boxer, she is the author of 'Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth from Interracial Struggle,' which dives into her journey as a Bengali from Italy now living in Montreal, where she works in the financial services industry. She is a blogger, speaker, mentor and polyglot fluent in Italian, Bengali, French and English.