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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Diary
Kyra Peralte thought keeping a diary might help her sort out her troubled feelings. In April 2020, the mother of two in New Jersey, started writing about the challenges of handling work, marriage and motherhood during a global crisis.
Writing released emotions, but Peralte, now 46, wanted to know how other women were doing. So she made an unusual offer. She invited women from near and far to fill the 21 (remain) lined pages of her notebook with their own stories. She named the project The Traveling Diary.
So many wanted to participate 22 Peralte decided to create a website (thetravelingdiarytour.com) for people to add their names to the queue. She came up with a system: each person 23 (get) to keep the diary for three days and fills as many pages as she wishes. Then she is responsible for mailing it to the next person.
So far, more than 2,000 women from 30 countries 24 (participate). Of course, not all those entries could fit in just one journal. More than 50 of these notebooks are currently 25 use. About 20 completed ones are back in Peralte’s possession.
Each participant fills the pages with her own handwriting, narrating her experiences, recounting obstacles she faced, and sharing 26 (learn) lessons.
Kirsty Nicol, 31 from London, received the journal in March 2021. She said reading the entries allowed her to transport her into the lives of 27 and find bits of wisdom they left.
One such pearl came from a woman in Australia. She had written: “Working with the setbacks. Not against them. Patience and gratitude. It’s a dance. Life is moving and we 28 stamp our feet in rejection, or we can gracefully embrace the mess, tidying as we go.”
“It has really evolved into a community,” Peralte says. She sends participants a weekly newsletter and often hosts online meetings so the women get the chance to get to know one another more, share stories and feel 29 (distant). Some of the women, she says, have even become close friends. Her spontaneous idea, she says, has had a profound effect on the women 30 were part of it. “The Traveling Diary is making sisters out of strangers.” She says.