A Year in an Insane Asylum
At the conclusion of my four years of study as an undergraduate piano major at the University of Southern California, my instructor summoned for me privately and suggested that I spend the following...
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Music, Food, and Love of Voluntourism
I opened my car door and was overwhelmed with delicious smells and lively music. I was in New Orleans. My friends and I had decided to take a ‘voluntourism’ trip for our spring break. What...
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The Magic of Boston and Cape Cod
On the night of August 5th, 2009, my friend Patil and I, Starbucks at hand, were waiting to board the train. Magic was brewing.
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Hot Springs Hike
My trip to the hot springs near Apple Valley, CA. was amazing! We first drove for a few hours, from Palomar College in San Marcos, CA. It was an ESO (environmental) club trip. My professor and friend...
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Metatlonoc, a Hungry Driven Town
Young and curious, I smiled at the children that gave me the preciously wrapped chiclets. I loved the minty savor...
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The Weekend of my Life
It was bright and early on a Saturday morning when I woke up for our road trip from St. Louis to Chicago. The sun had yet to rise and the birds yet to sing; but I was already dedicated to the epic...
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Wide Open Spaces with My Lifelong Best Friend; My Mom
The greatest trip of anyone’s life is the day they were born. The problem is that most of us do not remember. I know that on the day I was born it started the greatest journey I shall...
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The Beginning of Ginxy’s Journey in Japan!
I knew it was a sign for me to go to Japan. As I was heading to my Government class I saw a flyer that said STUDY ABROAD IN JAPAN! I was like, “whoa back up!”, so I backed peddled and picked...
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Raleigh, North Carolina
In the words of Miriam Beard, “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” My family’s...
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Family Trip to Mackinac Island
Last September, my family and I took a trip to Mackinac Island www.mackinac.com. This was not our first trip to the island, but this time it was extraordinarily...
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Trip to Pittsburgh
The greatest trip of my life was not to an exotic foreign country, or some hidden grotto of locale color. The best trip I have ever taken involved a simple...
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Welcome Home
There are hand-painted signs outside the main gate of the ranch. "Welcome Home" one reads. "It Can Be This Way Always" states another. Those were indeed curious signs that I can't say I really understood...
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Passport to Nowhere
All my worries seemed so far away. I was walking with Bernadette while holding her hand on Boracay Beach as if nothing could separate us. Just the cool breeze and the graceful...
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Skyline Drive
Canon City, Colorado. To me, it’s home. It’s a small town by most standards, but it’s grown a lot as the years have passed. Still, for most travelers, it’s...
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Puerto Iguazu
The first thing I did when I found out I was going to Argentina last year was pick my number one. I knew that my focus there was going to be studying, since it was a study abroad program, and I didn't...
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Never Too Old for Disney World
Just last year, I experienced an event that is mostly dreamed about by princess-loving, preteen girls. Although I hate to admit it, a part of me wanted to shriek like one as I first laid...
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The City that Never Sleeps
Last August, my mom, my sister and I took basically an eating trip to New York City. We tried a bunch of different restaurants, and in between, we went shopping, and hung out in Times Square and Central...
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Mahalo and Aloha!
Last spring, I took a trip to Hawaii, specifically Waikiki Beach. It was so much fun, with perfect weather everyday, amazing food, and so much beach time! We went on a catamaran, hiked Diamond Head,...
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Country Sunshine
Generally, my dad, my sister and I spend holidays in New Knoxville, Ohio at my grandparents house. New Knoxville is a tiny little town situated in the middle of the cornfields in central Ohio. In...
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SATW Young Writers Scholarship
In my senior year at the Illinois Institute of Art Chicago I took a documentary filmmaking class. I wanted to do a documentary on masks and how they were used in theater performances...
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My adventures across USA
I had recently finished the third year of my undergraduate studies in Communication in Caracas, Venezuela, my...
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Ceade Mile Failte
I sat in the bow of an old, slightly rusty looking aluminum fishing boat, perched precariously on the edge of the seat so that I didn’t fall through the rotting wooden bench. A green Folgers coffee...
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A Day at the Game
“You can’t go to Wrigley Field by yourself.” That’s what the lady in Section 239 told me. That’s what her mother in the next...
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Family Welcoming Eco-Lodges
Tips on great places to stay in Belize, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Panama where you can enjoy hiking, canoeing, or just relaxing as beautiful birds and butterflies surround you.Sandwiched between...
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Tiny Travelers Guide To Denver, Colorado
Toddlers and school kids will find a lot of activities directed at them, especially if they visit Denver, Colorado with this well-traveled grandfather.Golfers find Denver to be a duffer’s...
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In Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania What’s Old Is News
History buffs will love exploring the coal-mining and steam train heritage of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, a fascinating and top value weekend getaway. In scenic Lackawanna County, PA, not...
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Shenandoah- Daughter of the stars: Driving the Skyline
I have always associated mountains with my mother. Maybe it is because Mom planned 9 out of 10 of my childhood vacations around the mountains. Or maybe because I could see the elation that snow-capped...
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Sea of Cortez
January 2009, the second half of my junior year of high school, I traveled to Baja Mexico with a group of students from school and my science teacher to study Humpback Whales. I lived on a research...
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Multnomah Falls, Oregon
My friend Addy is studying forensic science in Scotland this year. Her Facebook status frequently...
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3 Day LA Trip
My cousin Angela and I have always been really close. When we were younger we used to finish each-others sentences. In 2008 I decided to check out the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood. My dad had...
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Traveling Through Life: How Education Lead to Service-Young Writers Scholarship
When I was at the University of California I was always envisioned myself leaving the comfort of my country to volunteer abroad. A travel study abroad program in Carribbean and South...
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Our Time in Canada
Around the start of August 2009, I had my girlfriend from England over at my home. We had planned on making a trip to Toronto in order to take a tour of Nelvana Studio, a well-known Canadian animation...
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My Term with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps NCCC
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My Year with Americorps National Civilian Community Corps NCCC
How I got started on my epic adventure was by the humblest of means. I was furious with the educational systems in Michigan, in America! Since I am a resident of Detroit, Michigan, I will primarily...
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Fredericksburg, Virginia Brings The Civil War To Life
A landmark among Civil War battlefields becomes significant for the 10,000 Africans who crossed its river to freedom on Union shores, just 150 years ago.Fredericksburg, Virginia is a well-known...
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The Best Travel
The destination that I love most is a quiet place in Wisconsin called Door County. We first started going there when I was a young child...
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Terremoto’s Impact
I was a sophomore in high school, traveling with my youth group to Aguas Calientes, Mexico with an organization called Terremoto. It was my first mission’s trip and there was...
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The Most Amazing Place In the US
I have traveled across most of the United States and have had the chance to see many of the spectacular sights that it has to offer. I am the passenger on my boyfriend's truck that travels from coast...
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Beachside Serenity in San Simeon, California
There is a place on earth which one is sure must only exist in fairy tales. Complete with a castle and many fabled stories of what happened behind its gates, it is truly a remarkable location. ...
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Train Tales
If a person never took the time to appreciate their life, then a New York City cab driver will change that in an instant. Before my friend and I could even securely fasten our seatbelts,...
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Backyard Adventures: The Austin, TX Edition
Oh, the plight of the postbaccalaureate student! My undergraduate loans and future law school loans have made sure that my travel fund stays at a pitiful $0. ...
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No Yellow Cab
Although I haven’t been to many places in the world, out off my twenty years of existence, I would say that the best one on my list is visiting New York City. While planning on transferring to...
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Peace Found in Galveston
In December 2007, my fiance and I travelled to Galveston, Texas. It was a fourteen hour Greyhound bus trip each way, but it was well worth it. In the bus stations, there were amazing...
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The SmithSonian trip-My Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
It's not everyday that I actually take a wonderful opportunity to undertake something that is both unforgettable and amazing at the same time. One instance I would mention as...
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Oh, The Places I’ve Gone!
If I had the privilege to live life as a cartoon character, I would be Carmen Sandiego. I enjoy to travel and one day hope to see...
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