Creative Conversations with Kelsey Foster: Coping with setbacks and journeys cut short

Kelsey Foster is a Fort Wayne resident who packed her bags in February 2020 for a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. She had been preparing for the journey for about two years, planning to be gone from March to September 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic cut her journey short after only one month.

CreativeMornings Fort Wayne co-host (and Input Fort Wayne Managing Editor) Kara Hackett sits down Foster to talk about the experience, the lessons she learned along the way, and how we can all cope with changing circumstances as a part of the global pandemic.
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Kara Hackett is a Fort Wayne native fascinated by what's next for northeast Indiana how it relates to other up-and-coming places around the world. After working briefly in New York City and Indianapolis, she moved back to her hometown where she has discovered interesting people, projects, and innovations shaping the future of this place—and has been writing about them ever since. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @karahackett.