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The Great American Peace-Building Road Trip: Your Couch Could Save Democracy!

One Woman, 13,444 Miles, and a Radical Idea: What If We Actually Talked to Each Other?

By next week this time I will be already a day into my journey of being Plugged IN, Charged UP.

The strategy? Show up informed, leave everyone inspired, and somehow make municipal politics fun again.

BOLD & URGENT: Cities Still Seeking Sheroes (AKA Me & You! Together!) I or WE (when Monica drives from Charleston to San Diego with me in 4 days.) NEED A COUCH/SPARE ROOM/GARAGE WITH WIFI

The following cities are still looking for hosts brave enough to house a peace-building tornado-no pressure just want to include you in the story, if you wish:

Date City Miles Time

Day & Date City Miles

Wed, Sep 3 Denver, CO 0

Wed, Sep 3 Hayes, CO 331

Th, Sep 4 Kansas, KS 265

Fri-Sun Sep 5-7 St. Louis, MO 250

Mon, Sep 8-12 Indianapolis, IN 243

Sat, Sep 13 Pittsburg, PA 359

Sep 14-25 New York City, NY 369

Sun, Sep 21 New York City, NY 0

Thu, Sep 25 New York City, NY 0

Fri, Sep 26 Scranton, PA 121

Sat, Sep 27 Corning, NY 133

Sun, Sep 28 Buffalo, NY 125

Mon, Sep 29 Cleveland, OH 190

Tue, Sep 30 Chicago, IL 345

SEPTEMBER Total miles: 2731

Day & Date City Miles

Wed, Oct 1 Lake Geneva, WI 93

Sat, Oct 11 Champaign, IL 260

Sun, Oct 12 Nashville, TN 376

Mon, Oct 13 Clayton, SC 270

Tue-Sat Oct 14-18 Charleston, SC 288

Sun, Oct 19 Atlanta, GA 305

Mon, Oct 20 Dallas, TX 780

Tue, Oct 21 Tucson, AZ 950 (Thanks, World Pulse's own Jill Langhaus!)

Wed, Oct 22-5 San Diego, CA 410

Sun, Oct 26 Phoenix, AZ 357

Mon, Oct 27 Albuquerque, NM 448

Tues, Oct 28 Elk City, OK 610

Wed, Oct 29 St. Louis, MO 419

Thu, Oct 30 Columbus, OH 411

Fri, Oct 31 Washington, DC 398

OCTOBER Total Miles 6375

Day & Date City Miles

Sat, Nov 1 Washington, DC 0

Tue, Nov 4 Durham, NC 285

Wed, Nov 5 Charlotte, NC 143

Thu, Nov 6 Asheville, NC 130

Fri, Nov 7-11 Atlanta, GA 198

Tue, Nov 11 Charlotte, NC 246

Wed, Nov 12 Hagerstown, MD 408

Thu, Nov 13 Greenwich, CT 283

T–Fr Nov 14-17 Boston, MA 181

Tue, Nov 18 Scranton, PA 292

Wed, Nov 19 Pittsburgh, PA 282

Thu, Nov 20 Indianapolis, IN 360

Fri, Nov 21 St. Louis, MO 243

Sat, Nov 22 Crystal Bridges, AR 321

Th–Sa Nov 23/5 Coffeyville, KS 129

Wed, Nov 26 Oakley, KS 327

Thu, Nov 27 Aurora, CO 320

Sun, Dec 7 Vail, CO 130

November Total Miles: 4278

September 2731

October. 4278

November. 6375

Total miles. 13,384

Picture this: A slightly Egyptian licoriced tea-loving, peace-builder with a GPS that may or may not be plotting against her is about to embark on a cross-country adventure that makes Lewis and Clark look like they took the easy route. Driven with nothing but optimism, a questionable understanding of interstate speed limits (state troopers be kind and look the other way for a woman veteran please), and the revolutionary idea that maybe—just maybe—Americans can still have conversations without throwing things or swearing at each other.

Meet me along the way, your intrepid traveler. I'm about to prove that the shortest distance between two points is actually a 13,384-mile zigzag across America, stopping to crash on couches and transform communities one awkward icebreaker at a time.

The Mission: Plugged In, Charged Up, and Ready to Connect the Dots

Starting September 3rd in Denver (Mile 0, Hope Level: Maximum), I'll traverse 29 states faster than a politician changes positions during election season. The goal? To facilitate peace-building conversations in every stop, because apparently someone needs to remind America that we're all stuck on this spinning rock together.

September Sprint: Denver to NYC via the "Are We There Yet?" Route for Climate Week

Day 1: Denver to Hayes, KS (331 miles of "Oh goddess, I'm still in Kansas, Dorothy")

Day 2: Kansas (265 miles of "Yep, that's corn & windmills!")

Weekend Warriors: St. Louis, MO (250 miles, TEDxSt. Louis and monument admiration)

Indianapolis 500... Mile Marker: days to figure out if it's really just sport stars going in circles at TED Sport Indianapolis

September Total: 2,731 miles of discovering America's backyard

October Odyssey: The "Why Did I Plan This?" Tour

From Lake Geneva, WI (childhood nostalgia: priceless) to Charleston, SC (sweet tea: necessary), then a casual 950-mile jaunt to Dallas because apparently your travel guide enjoys the scenic route to heat exhaustion.

Peak Madness Moment: Dallas to Tucson (950 miles) followed immediately by Tucson to San Diego (410 miles). This is what psychologists call "ambitious" and truck drivers call "Tuesday."

October Total: 6,375 miles of "Are we having fun yet?"

November's Noble Finale: The Victory Lap

A mere 4,278 miles through the East Coast, because why end sensibly when you can zigzag through 15 states like a ferociously launched pinball?

The Brilliant Chaos: Why This Actually Matters

Here's where it gets interesting (and slightly unhinged): Your traveler believes that peace-building starts with the revolutionary concept of actually knowing your neighbors.

Example of Diplomatic Genius in Action:

In Lake Geneva (where family connections run deeper than the lake itself), your peace-builder Kat plans to message the Town Council President about their never-ending golf course debate:

"You've debated the Hillmoor Golf Course so long, I'm starting to think the solar-powered pickleball/frisbee golf/dog & cat park idea is the only thing that'll get both the sun and the players to finally agree—it's the perfect way to serve up clean energy while smashing away the old turf debates!"

This, friends, is what we call "aggressive optimism with a side of dad jokes."

The Research Arsenal: Because Winging It Is Only Half the Plan

Armed with Perplexity AI (because Google is so 2023), our intrepid connector is researching:

Police Chiefs (who hopefully have senses of humor)

Mayors (who definitely need senses of humor)

Local "Sheroes" (because heroes is so patriarchal)

Peace & Planet Organizations (the real MVPs)

"Hysterical Soundbites" (journalism's favorite oxymoron)

And several more stops for the truly adventurous

Why Your City Needs This Beautiful Chaos

Think about it: When's the last time someone showed up in your town specifically to celebrate what makes it awesome and help solve what makes it frustrating? Our traveler isn't coming to fix you—she's coming to help you fix things together.

Plus, hosting means you get front-row seats to watching someone navigate 13,384 miles of American infrastructure while maintaining the delusion that people are fundamentally good. It's like reality TV, but with actual purpose!

The Bottom Line: Connection Over Perfection

In a world of echo chambers and social media rage-spirals, here's someone crazy enough to believe that face-to-face conversations can still change the world. I'm trading comfort for connection, sensible routes for serendipitous encounters, and my own sanity for the possibility that America might remember how to talk kindly to itself.

Ready to be part of something wonderfully ridiculous and ridiculously wonderful?

Contact information: Kat Haber Whats app: +1 (907) 299-2363

Because as Kat your travel guide would say: "Together we can do many things. Alone we are lonely, fatiguable, and ineffective. We belong to/with each other."

And really, isn't that worth 13,384 miles and a really good story? Let's write it together!

"The shortest distance between two hearts is often the longest road between two cities."

— Someone who clearly never tried to drive from Dallas to Tucson in October