A Nester Leaves Home for Christmas

A travel tale featuring Egypt and Guatemala

Stephanie Tolk
Globetrotters
Published in
4 min readDec 11, 2022

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Christmas morning in Luxor, Egypt. Photo by the author.

Mothers feather nests

When I was little, my mother was a nester: She created spaces like a mother bird, ensuring my sister and I had the coziest pillows, homemade meals, and warm coats in winter.

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Stephanie Tolk
Globetrotters

Worldschooler | Author | Peace Corps Mali ‘98-’00 | Top Writer: Parenting, Travel | Founder of Deliberate Detour. Deliberatedetour.com