Archive for the “travel” Category

Flying Blind

January 5, 202037 CommentsPosted in blindness, guide dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, travel

Early tomorrow morning, January 6, 2020, I head to O’Hare for a flight to Newark International Airport. There I’ll meet up with guide dog users from all over North America to catch a ride together to Morristown, New Jersey for three weeks training with our new Seeing Eye dogs. This short post will clue you […]

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Wednesdays with Whitney: Happy New Year!

January 1, 20203 CommentsPosted in blindness, Blogroll, guide dogs, questions kids ask, Seeing Eye dogs, travel, visiting schools

Thank you for all your thoughtful responses to our posts about Whitney’s happy retirement in rural Pennsylvania. Thought you might like a quick update from an email message her new/old family sent yesterday. “Having Whitney is giving me the motivation to take walks again, so that’s been good,” reports Elisse, who walks with Whitney every […]

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12 Things You Can Do Without a Seeing Eye Dog at Your Side

December 26, 201923 CommentsPosted in blindness, guide dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, travel

Stretch your legs on an airplane: no one tucked under the seat in front of you Learn a lesson in humility: people no longer say “She’s beautiful!” when you enter a room Sleep: the 5 a.m. “I’m hungry” wake-up call happens in Pennsylvania now Get through TSA without being wanded Take an escalator without cringing […]

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