Hello, Moth Family. Have you listened to our new podcast, Grown yet?

Grown, that's GR-O-W-N, is a podcast filled with true stories all about the joys and pains of

growing up. Listen with a young person in your life, or by yourself to hear Moth Stories,

Storyteller interviews, and audio diaries from young voices that tackle family dynamics,

heartbreak, culture, mental health, and so much more. If you love listening to Moth Stories,

then share Grown with a young person in your life. Find it by searching GR-O-W-N on all major

podcast platforms.

From your ex, this is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm your host, Chloe Sammon.

When I was younger, I imagined that future Chloe's biggest moments would stem from grand

excursions. Maybe I'd climb Mount Everest or trek through a rainforest. As I got older,

I found that I covered a lot less ground than I would have expected. The 20 minutes it took to get

to the movie theater for my first date. The two-hour drive to my college town, my freshman year.

The plane ride to New York when I moved here to start working at the Moth.

I haven't made it to Mount Everest, but I've grown a deep appreciation for smaller journeys

and the unexpected and wonderful places they can take us. So in this episode,

tales of journeys great and small from across the world to around the corner.

Our first story is from Gina Granter, who told it at a story slam in New York City,

where WNYC is a media partner of the Moth. Here's Gina.

It was 8 a.m. on New Year's Day, and I was sitting on an Amtrak train in Penn Station,

bound for Montreal. 20 hours earlier, I had flown into Newark from Montreal with a plan.

To spend one afternoon in New York, vintage clothes shopping, to bring in the New Year laughing

at the Comedy Seller. To stay up all night because I save on a hotel, and then get on the 8 o'clock

...