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“Dees mahn, bullsheet.”

    Israeli philosopher Martin Buber once said, “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” I have never entertained that notion until my...

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???? ? ?????? Children of the World: A Thai Kid Adventure

     I was exhausted - mentally and physically worn out. I’d spent the entire morning taking a load off of the Thai teachers at a village school: entertaining and teaching some...

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Texas, My Own Personal Paradise

On July 5th I had the pleasure of waking up at 3:00am to get to a 5:15am flight. And since it was the 4th of July the night before you can imagine how well that went. When me, my...

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Big City, Big Dreams

                For most kids in my school, spring break means a warm, sunny week at the beach, but my sophomore year, it...

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East Meets West

When I first arrived, I was cranky, exhausted, and annoyed. All I wanted to do was sprawl on a bed and sleep. Jet lag was not working well with me. On top of that, it took us forever to try and find...

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The Storm’s Second Light

The imminently haunting clouds of an incoming storm juxtaposed with the crystalline waters of Lake Michigan caused me an internal connection to my surroundings. In this divine environment composed...

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Grazie Scotland

After eight hours of sitting in a cramped space we arrived in London. As we crawled through security, I thought of Europe’s promises: meeting my family from different parts of the world, exploring...

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Finding myself in Deutschland

Last year I was given the opportunity to travel to somewhere I had always wanted to go, Germany. My family is German and my last name, Grosskopf, means big head, so I was always curious about exploring...

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Lessons from the Mountains

You probably think I'm nuts saying the mountains have no word for ocean, but if you live here you begin to believe they know everything. They...

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