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     Have you ever seen “Julie and Julia”, or “Under the Tuscan Sun”? “Wild”? You know that whole subsection of movies where privileged, white women are magically transported to another part of the world. They learn valuable lessons from the natives and find their true selves. They cook. They have 1-2 (dozen) emotional breakdowns. They have wild, messy hair. They have an almost saint-like supportive friend or partner. About 6 months into this global pandemic, I woke to a startling revelation. This is my life. Like the scene in Rosemary's Baby when our heroine wakes up during the satanic impregnation ritual and says "this isn't a dream, this is really happening!" I thought all of those movies were escapists fantasies but, the joke is on me because now I'm living in one of them.      Maybe we all feel that way this year. Lost and trying to stay open minded to the world around us. Like Julie Roberts in "Eat, Pray, Love", I'm filled with anxiety