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Alison Skirtboston

Skirt! Boston editor

Skirt! is evidence that the universe is paying attention: I spent the last six years at mach speed, whether finishing college (Emerson) while writing full time for Boston Globe West (2001-2004) or editing the Boston Parents’ Paper during the day while holding down the steady gig writing for Globe ...

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Next Summer, I'll ...

Alison, editor

Even though I’m being faithful to my Guilt-Free Diet (it’s so much easier than the sugar-free diet I once struggled with) ... there are always times when my devotion wavers ....

If I could, I wouldn’t be at my desk this summer, I’d be with this bunch:

  They’re our Adventurists from the May issue, a couple of local Tufts University grad students, Aparna and Jessie, (and a friend, Doug) who are competing in the Send A Cow African Road Rally from London to Cameroon.

I check their web site (sandboxsavants.com) once in a while and love reading the updates from the road. It’s their first big week on the road and their vehicle is being cranky. What’s an adventure in France would be a major commuting headache here.

Maybe, to assuage my potential guilt, I’ll say I’m just in planning mode for next year  ... when I may be driving to Cameroon in this:

Because I believe life truly is an adventure.