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And it seems Ailey is living out her promise to be less reliant on technology.
When we reached out to her to follow up on the story, our email bounced back because of a full inbox.
And then we tried to contact Ailey through Facebook.
We found a public status saying that she was taking a break from social media, but sent her love to friends and family.
When we did finally get in touch with Ailey through a mutual friend in the Moth family, Ailey told us that after the shipwreck, the community in Micronesia rebuilt the canoe, and they've been sailing ever since.
So I feel like there's always a lesson to be learned from moth storytellers, and I'm not necessarily saying that we should all go fully AWOL, but maybe we can all follow Ailey's lead, just taking a little break from technology every once in a while.
That's it for us this week here at the Moth Podcast.
Until next time, from all of us here at the Moth, have a story-worthy week.
Podcast production by Julia Purcell.
Dan Kennedy is the author of Loser Goes First, Rock On, and American Spirit.
He's also a regular host and storyteller with The Moth.
This week, we're talking about crowds, getting lost in them, or maybe even finding your place in the crowd.
First up, Terry Figueres Negrete.
Terry told this story at a Miami Story Slam where the theme of the night was the fast lane.
That was Terry Figueres-Migretti.
Terry spent 15 years as an award-winning reporter and editor with the Miami Herald, covering, in her words, the murder, mayhem, and assorted mischief of the 305.
Her storytelling has been featured on NPR, in Reader's Digest's The Best Stories in America, and in the Lifetime series Her America, 50 Women, 50 States.