The Geography of Connection

How did I move?

Belonging in my body

Mar 28 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

We Think Belonging Requires Sameness. It Doesn’t.

Scenes of Connection

Mar 6 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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February 2026

Across the Armrest

Scenes of Connection

Feb 22 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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The Crossing

Scenes of Connection

Feb 9 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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From Bags to Flags

On objects, crowds, and what lasts

Feb 8 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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January 2026

Lost in Barcelona

Barcelona was the third of ten stops on my fiftieth birthday trip.

Jan 25 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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The Taste of Choice

This essay is rooted in my lived experience as a woman, a mother, and a traveler who writes about autonomy, belonging, and everyday decision-making.

Jan 11 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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Why I Watch the Game Alone

On exhaustion, anonymity, and watching without being seen

Jan 4 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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December 2025

My Luggage was in Paris

On airports, uncertainty, and learning to trust myself

Dec 28, 2025 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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This Moment, Not the Map

On staying, travel, and choosing presence while it still exists

Dec 21, 2025 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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Why I’m Here

On travel, attention, and the everyday lives of women

Dec 19, 2025 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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When Home Stops Being a Place

On bare walls, borrowed spaces, and the unexpected ways home reshapes itself

Dec 14, 2025 • Tracy Smith, Ph.D.

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