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To: Sweden. From: Mere.

To anyone who knows me, hearing me say “I like to travel” is like hearing me say “I like to breathe.” Duh, Meredith, thanks Captain Obvious, and so on.

My passion for travel comes from a couple of sources. First, it’s a big world. Second, I’m a deeply curious and passionate person by nature. When I get interested in something, that’s it, I’m gone. I don’t know how to like things halfway, and so it was only natural for my interest in Swedish women’s hockey to lead me out of my door and across the ocean.

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On Iceland & Tattoo Ink

In 2009, during spring break the year I graduated from college, I spent that month’s living expenses on a tattoo. After $250 and five hours of linework a vegvisír emerged onto the back of my right calf. It’s a beautiful piece of work, an artist’s take on a timeless Norse design, and it remains a centerpiece of my tattoo collection.

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