How do you pack for a year on the road?

Let’s say that I packed a lot of stuff that I now would not pack. At the beginning I sent home maybe 13 pounds of stuff and then I sent home more stuff and it’s down to a pretty bare minimum of things. So basically I excised anything cute out of my wardrobe, which was really painful. And then I went back to New York and I bought a few cute things. It’s really hard to live without color.

I guess you don’t pack a tiny Swiss Army knife which got confiscated on my way here at the La Guardia Airport, which had made it through three months of travel. That was interesting because I have not known LaGuardia to be particularly vigilant.

As a woman, do you have specific concerns about traveling alone?

It’s a fine balance during this experience of going around the world to keep watch of my own safety but also be open to new experiences. Generally what helps is that most of the people I meet up with are women or, I think, are sympathetic groups. But it doesn’t help much for the love life.

Do you try to act like a local?

I’m walking around with a sporty backpack and a camera around my neck. I don’t look super in with the in-crowd.