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Feeding Creativity

June 12, 2025 By Cara Putman 1 Comment

Today I’m writing this post from a bus in Italy. It’s a fun and challenging experience. I hope you’ll forgive any typos!

There is something about traveling that feeds my creativity. I’m sure I will post more when I’m not writing on my phone. But the colors. The architecture. The landscapes. The variety of dialects that I hear. All of it combines to fuel me and fill my cup.

Add in introducing extended family to some of my favorite places in Italy, and it’s a unique sort of homecoming. It’s been fun to feel like I k ow the streets I am walking even though it’s been six or seven years since I’ve visited these roads and places. It’s this interesting mix of homecoming and seeing it anew.

Do you have places you like to travel? Places that are comfortable yet also bring a sense of exploration and what’s around the corner? What attracts you to that location?

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An award-winning author of more than 40 books, Cara is a Clinical Associate Professor in business law and ehtics to graduate and undergraduate students at Purdue University. She lives with her husband, four children, a perfect cat, and a sweet yet rambunctious shelter puppy in Indiana.
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  1. Lettie says

    June 12, 2025 at 8:25 am

    I know exactly what you’re talking about. When I was in college I did a study abroad summer program in Italy and after college graduation I went back, this time with my parents. It was so special to show my parents the places I had gone while studying and the places I loved.

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