<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Shawn Kerivan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shawn Kerivan]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:10:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shawnkerivan.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Become a Dirty Sailor]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were standing in the IGA supermarket in St. George’s, Grenada, when it happened. We were in the produce section, looking at some tired limes, when a security guard walked over and stood beside us in an obvious fashion. She was gorgeous—six feet tall, powerfully built, huge, brown eyes with luxurious lashes. We smiled at her and continued shopping. She continued following us. No matter where we wandered, she was there: on our heels in the bakery; at our side while we pondered cheese from...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/how-to-become-a-dirty-sailor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a81c95e68f1938b2e2f2010</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:32:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2553d3_c11dc625e81747629d1a18048506a8bb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loaf Mass]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are moments when all the clarity that we are trying to manufacture in our lives—all the self-help books and podcasts, all the health pursuits, all the belief systems—come into instant focus, and the anxiety, fear, and depression melt away. Usually there’s something that triggers these moments; for me, it was a bit of dental trauma.                                                              That sharpening of thought happened to me this morning while I was reading and listening to...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/loaf-mass</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6e5db93e0c16484ff68d98</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2553d3_563c350e008d4471943d2a7ffa16811e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_858,h_690,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lefty Loosey: Driving in New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[We really almost died only once because I forgot that I was driving on the left side of the road in New Zealand. After 4,000 kilometers...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/lefty-loosey-driving-in-new-zealand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67741355cff00705fb94781e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2553d3_13ee55aca8aa4ab2ace12f9e039a5f77~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_562,h_558,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Traveler Looks at 60: The Hostel Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite my age, it rarely happens, but it did so just after 2 a.m. at the Dunstan Downs High Country Sheep Station, 17 kilometers down...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/a-traveler-looks-at-60-the-hostel-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6772de33cff00705fb90752a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:59:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2553d3_e7df13e2b9294b289ec84a4ffaf719c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand: When You Gotta Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[As someone who regularly drives between Savannah, Georgia, and Northern Vermont, I’ve become attuned to the places along the way where I...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/new-zealand-when-you-gotta-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6771ae0f723b5c26ebb36f03</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:20:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2553d3_ddf18c4b771e4b209b1beef7d812d527~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When You Go To New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you go to New Zealand, you will find a place where the beauty of the environment coalesces around the consciousness of a people....]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/when-you-go-to-new-zealand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676eb0a3e7cfced28ee8f583</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2553d3_b7e49b5612be4ca5b0da2ee56d51d84e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Way of the Ocean Cafe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source: Hidden Boston. My life began at Haddad's Ocean Café in Brant Rock. I was born in 1964, and as soon as my parents brought me...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/the-way-of-the-ocean-cafe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66646a8967c5cbfff69f42d2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:43:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2553d3_066dec1982c64744ad2c902cce8cb2d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_914,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highlights of the Innkeeping Innsights in Stowe Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a selection of some of my blog posts from my erstwhile, oft-cited, award-winning blog Innkeeping Innsights in Stowe, which ran...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/highlights-of-the-innkeeping-innsights-in-stowe-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6584553869a2a99a86c71161</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:18:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldfish in Water: Educating Gen-Z]]></title><description><![CDATA[*Note: This story originally appeared in June 15, 2023 edition of VTDigger.org: https://vtdigger.org/2023/06/15/shawn-kerivan-goldfish-in...]]></description><link>https://www.shawnkerivan.com/post/goldfish-in-water-educating-gen-z</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657dd46db4a9efac50b42ed3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 16:47:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thewritersway3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailing Grenada's Windward Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were happy in Tyrell Bay, in Carriacou, Grenada’s contribution to the Grenadines. 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The Things You'll See!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We recently moved the boat over to the Big Marina—Le Marin—which is about two nautical miles further in to the bay than Ste. Anne. 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