On a recent Bittersweet Moment, Tiffany remembered accidently smearing a bit of lipstick on the doorframe of one of the buildings she lived in her first months in Rome, and how that red streak is still there, 18 years later. And how, somehow, every time she sees it, it reminds her of her earliest days in Rome, almost an "I was here" moment.
Inspired by this, Katy and Tiffany talk about other moments in their life that they have felt a similar sensation, how common that might be, and why we sometimes feel the need to leave parts of ourselves behind when we leave a place.
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Episode 533: Italy Welcomes the Digital Nomad
Episode 532: Same Same but Different: Katy Visits Bali
Episode 531: Life as a Sociopath (with Patric Gagne)
Episode 530: Revisiting a Long-Lost Place
Episode 529: Going Native, Part 2
Episode 528: Going Native
Episode 527: Moving to Rome—Sight Unseen (with Brie Ripley)
Episode 526: An Unbelievable Discovery in Rome!
Episode 525: A Question of Season
Episode 524: What if New Year's Were in March?
Episode 523: Legacy and Loss (with Kaila Merrill)
Episode 522: The Case Against Travel, Part 2
Episode 521: Road Trips (with John Roderick)
Episode 520: The Case Against Travel
Episode 519: Martyr! (with Kaveh Akbar)
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