Road Trip Day 7: New York

Road Trip Day 7: New York

This is a diary of my trip across the US with my daughter to start her freshman year at college in New York — and my return trip, too. Read all the entries here. It is finally Move-In Day. My daughter is nervous and excited as we make our way into Manhattan. Fortunately, traffic isn’t too […]

Road Trip Days 5 and 6: New York

Road Trip Days 5 and 6: New York

This is a diary of my trip across the US with my daughter to start her freshman year at college in New York — and my return trip, too. Read all the entries here. While staying at my mother’s house, I’m serving as her IT guy, installing Flash on her iMac, fixing some problems with her […]

Road Trip Day 4: New York

Road Trip Day 4: New York

This is a diary of my trip across the US with my daughter to start her freshman year at college in New York — and my return trip, too. Read all the entries here. My daughter is sleeping in what was my bedroom as a teenager, and I vividly remember a summer morning many years ago […]

Road Trip Day 3: PA, NJ, NY

Road Trip Day 3: PA, NJ, NY

This is a diary of my trip across the US with my daughter to start her freshman year at college in New York — and my return trip, too. Read all the entries here. I’ve gotten us up early today (5:30am) so we can finish our last 7-hour stretch before afternoon rush hour hits New York. […]

Road Trip Day 2: OH, WV, PA

This is a diary of my trip across the US with my daughter to start her freshman year at college in New York — and my return trip, too. Read all the entries here. As we did yesterday, we hit the road at 8:40am, taking I-71 northeast out of the Cincinnati area. Forgetting to get water […]

Road Trip Day 1: MO, IL, IN, OH

This is a diary of my trip across the US with my daughter to start her freshman year at college in New York — and my return trip, too. Read all the entries here. I’ve been looking forward to this ride all summer, because we haven’t taken a long car trip together since we moved from […]