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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 08/10/2026

These tourists traps are so elaborate...and they work..

Table display of several glasses of aperols spritzs and pizzas

Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 03/08/2026

I forget what a ride Jackson's books are AND how she capitalizes on current events in real, thought-provoking ways. I'm obsessed!

Book cover title The Scammer by Tiffany Jackson

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 15/07/2026

One thing I've learned this summer is I'm terrible at identifying furry ground animals. Currently in the Canadian Rockies with my parents. This doesn't look like Gary the Groundhog from Wisconsin. So, who or what is this little dude?

Brown furry creature about 20kg walking on green grass

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 01/07/2026

Popped by a novelty store whose theme seemed to be "this could've been a garage sale." Just a few off the bizarre things on sale.

A life is better metal sign with a carving of the last supper in the foreground

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 30/06/2026

I'm very confused by the mountain dew situation...is this a thing I've just missed in my time overseas?

Green donuts called mountain dew dunkers

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 30/06/2026

On the first evening I saw two bucks wandering a yard, a muskrat (maybe ?) snooping for snacks, 3 giant raccoons porch partying, and lightening bugs!

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 29/05/2026

Final day in Sri Lanka. The skies in Colombo cleared and we ventured out in the neighborhood. Heading back to Abu Dhabi and the last few weeks of school. #bowlingsabroad

City scape with tall building and ocean in the background, lake in the foreground

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 27/05/2026

I know that's right. We'll be back!

Couple posing on rampart with blue sky in the background

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 25/05/2026

Binging a book means it's over sooner and you're left pining for more 😭 @jordanharper.bsky.social has a way with words. Filled with complex characters, new ways of thinking about familiar things, and some noteable one liners. When's this going to be movie 👀

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 29/04/2026

I'm posting this late but I was sooooo excited when my notifications announced it was @jordanharper.bsky.social day! 🥳🥳🥳

Screenshot of my pre order Jordan Harper book arriving on my phone.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 18/04/2026

Good bye Thailand. You've been a wonderful anchor in the midst of the storm.

Sunrise in the background framed by banana trees. Stairs in the foreground.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 21/03/2026

I was just not ready for all the monkey-ing around the morning!

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 12/03/2026

Heading to Thailand for spring break (planned back in Dec). But also feeling anxious about the future. One week? More than a week? Hard to know how this conflict will unfold and when I'll be back to my sweet view on the 39th floor and the life we've created here (I know, champagne problems).

Left side Arabian gulf, tall apartment buildings in the forefront and moving it the right. Wide skies, with hues of a pink sunrise.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 01/01/2026

Might not seem like a lot but this is the most I've read in a working year. Typically I'm too busy reading essays. Obvs I needed some escape from real life!

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 16/12/2025

I'm sooo excited to see @jordanharper.bsky.social "She Rides Shotgun" as an option in this Emirates ✈️ Hits ▶️

She Rides Shotgun movie description in the Emirates flight entertainment options

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 05/12/2025

Had an amazing time in Budapest @natebowling.com Walkable, a plethora cafes & restaurants, delicious food, easy public transportation and bursting with tension filled history.

Selfie with city of Budapest in the background.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 12/11/2025

Thanks to all those who recommended Tia Williams! She did not disappoint with juicy story telling and characters you're rooting for!

Cover of Tia Williams book "Seven Days In June"

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 02/11/2025

Just finished this collection of short stories by the best of contemporary YA authors. Best friends, secret crushes, and tough decisions. 10/10 recommend!

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 18/10/2025

Got sucked into this author who never fails to deliver tension-filled, feel-good romances. She weaves in mental health issues and complex relationship themes but I'm looking for a little more variety. If y'all have any recs of romance books centering Black/Brown characters let me know!

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 01/08/2025

Finally started @sarahkendzior.bsky.social latest. It's one liner after one liner. 🔥🔥🔥 My only criticism is that you can't highlight an audiobook. I can tell already I'm gonna need a physical copy to re-read asap.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 25/07/2025

One reason @natebowling.com and I've been married so long is we both love food. Walk, eat. Walk, drink. Repeat.

Xialong bao dumplings and bowl of beef noodle soup

Left side: braided tofu
Right: Lu Ro (pork and rice)
Background: black fungus and a glass of hibiscus tea

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 25/07/2025

With a ten hr layover, we had time to hop onto the direct train line into Taipei. Wandering the neighborhood outside central station proved beautiful and gave us a snippet of city life.

Park in the foreground; High rises in the background

Large, wide street and an important looking brown and white gov building

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 24/07/2025

First time flying Star Lux. Peanuts is the official logo and it's soooo cute! Smooth flying experience with strong service and some of the best airplane food out there.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 26/06/2025

Greenery reminds me of the Singapore airport but the wood is def giving Scandinavia.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 26/06/2025

I really did not think SA Cosby could write a better book than Razorblade Tears. I stand corrected. This books is PERFECT. 10/10

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 25/06/2025

Nate's really good at being an Uncle.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 24/05/2025

This is my first NF book by John Green. Wow. 🤯 I didn't realize the extent to which TB was so alive, well and treatable. I also found myself thinking ALOT about the current administration's beliefs & cuts to USAID,, NIH and so much medical research in the US. 💔

Yellow and orange cover of John Greene's book "Everything is Tuberculosis"

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 10/03/2025

Today, I'm mailing a copy to Senator Maria Cantwell. Will anyone join me in sending our leaders this book?!

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 06/03/2025

I'm starting with Senator Patty Murray.

Screenshot of book purchase receipt and note.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 05/02/2025

Research shows that often the greatest beneficiaries of DEI policies are white women.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 30/01/2025

Spent the evening at the Sheikh Zayed Festival, one of my fav winter festivals. I never tire of the talented musicians and dancers.

Cultural performers in the Gulf pavilion

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 25/01/2025

Beautiful January day at the Grand Mosque.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 17/01/2025

For all my book nerds, a new episode full of incredible recs. #readingissexy open.spotify.com/episode/24Gg...

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 05/01/2025

Sharing my latest podcast episode! If you saw the viral video of the young Maori Legislator last fall, you should give this episode a listen. Educator Naketa Ikihele shares insight into the indigenous rights movement in NZ and the efforts being made to squash it. Find us on iTunes or Spotify.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 04/01/2025

Apparently I need to return to England and visit this cute town...

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 02/01/2025

Beautiful day in Sheffield. Goodbye 👋

View of Sheffield, rows of brick houses. Sun shining down

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 28/12/2024

What in the travel magic is going on!??

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 24/12/2024

One of my fav stops when I'm in WA is visiting Gramps. He's 97 and loves himself some IHOP pancakes. Bonus catch up with my aunt who is a 2x cancer survivor, widow and all around wonderful person. Of course, I drag around my college age niece who spills all the tea on people I don't actually know.

Picture of me, my aunt, my niece and grandad

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 18/12/2024

Another bucket list item achieved today with this breathtaking hot air balloon ride over the Nile.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 12/12/2024

What y'all reading right now?? This is our work commute book and it's SOOOOO GOOOD. The writing captures human emotion on a whole new level!

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 01/12/2024

New podcast episode! Serene Khader is smart, beautiful and spot on in her critique of white feminism. Listen and get a copy of her book asap! open.spotify.com/episode/3zbd...

Screenshot of latest episode of the podcast from Interchangeable White Ladies

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 12/11/2024

Recently, I sat down with two reps from Tacoma Does Reparations, a grassroots initiative dedicated to reparative payments for Black women living in Tacoma. It's a compelling case for personal restitutions. open.spotify.com/episode/3Hef...

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 11/11/2024

Y'all, get this book. Khader examines America's obsession with "freedom" and how that connects to elitism, capitalism, and white supremacists cultural ideology all manifested in "feminism". It's so well done.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 08/08/2024

First time in Cyprus. This ain't bad y'all.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 30/07/2024

Quick summer read -- coming of age story about a HS senior who is trying to find her way in the world, esp what it means to be Latina and gay. I'm so glad this book exists and can't wait for these to read it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Cover of the novel The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School.

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Hope Teague Bowling @hopeteague.com · 14/07/2024

This MIGHT be better than How Democracies Die. "This country can only be loved with a broken heart". Especially fitting these days. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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