Where Are We Going Today?

Where Are We Going Today?

July 17, 2026 · 20 min · Season 2 · Episode 81

About this episode

The episode reflects on the carefree summer days of childhood and the simple joys of outdoor play and family time.

Summer days were long, lazy and dreamy. We were content to spend most of our school vacation outside eating ice cream, drinking sodas and playing with friends on the avenue, going no further than the corner store or the playground on the next block. But on a Saturday or Sunday, or during those two short weeks our fathers were on vacation from their jobs in July or August, we stepped out. All we wanted to know when we got up in the morning was, “Where are we going today?”

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