I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.

The Only Thing More Surprising Than the Chance She's Taking... Is Where It's Taking Her.

I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.

I had the urge to examine my life in another culture and move beyond what I knew.

Venice, the most touristy place in the world, is still just completely magic to me.

Although I am a person who expected to be rooted in one spot forever, as it has turned out I love having the memories of living in many places.

Where is it written that houses must be beige? Any dun colored house would look better if painted pineapple, cream, ochre, or even a smart sage.