A trip to Algeria for her 40th birthday inspired the author to adjust her career path.Ariel Sophia BardiAriel Sophia Bardi was dealing with grief and was unhappy with her desk job.When the opportunity to travel to Algeria for her 40th birthday came up, she jumped at the chance. Her first solo reporting trip in four years convinced her to go back to freelance.I was chest-deep in bathwater, listening to the sound of soapy foam popping.