This week’s Best Women’s Travel Writing 2010 contributor has had a rather scintillating career, 
writing about books and bodies for publications like Bust, Elle, Red, and Best Sex Writing 2010: Johanna Gohmann. An Indiana native, she currently resides in Dublin Ireland and at johannagohmann.com.
What is “home” for you? Is it a particular place or person or thing?
Well, like most people, I guess home for me is about the people I love. I still think of Indiana, where my parents and siblings are, as one of my homes, even though I haven’t lived there in years. But I also feel I have a home in New York City, because I have so many good friends there. Right now home is in Ireland, because that’s where my fiancé is. And it’s also where I can eat lots of cheese and watch bad television, two other important features of what makes a “home.”
When did you first hit the road? How did it go?
The first major trip I ever took by myself was to Japan, to visit a friend who was doing the JET program. The flight over was an Ambien-induced haze, and I stepped off the plane completely delirious, wearing a sweat-soaked David Bowie t-shirt. I entered the airport meeting area, and was immediately surrounded by a group of Japanese policemen, who took my passport and fired Read the rest of this entry »
