Author Diana Babineau

In Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape, Lauret Savoy takes readers on a journey through American landscapes as she strives to uncover clues about her personal, complex ancestry. Descended...

The twenty-first century tourist can get a bad rap: it’s easy to conjure images of loud-mouthed Americans clad in sneakers and Hawaiian shirts, snapping photos of the Colosseum with bedazzled iPhones. Is it possible to be a traveler in the world today? These The Common pieces seek an answer.

In the following three pieces, authors Emeka Ogboh, Jason Tucker, and Luana Monteiro discuss how language has impacted their sense of home in various ways.