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¿Hablas Español? Do You Speak Spanish?

“Deja tus zapatos, por favor.”

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Getting Lost, Being Found

I am alone. Five days have gone by on my trip to France and Italy, and my geography teacher lets me roam the streets of Assisi, Italy, alone. My Romanesque sandals aid my feet across the cobblestoned...

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Dirt-Caked Memories: A Story Revisited and Retold

Standing inside my mother’s former home for the first time, I notice the uncovered skylight. The floor beneath it is moist with rain that has fallen through. Scratched pots and pans lay cluttered...

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Journey To Find Love In Chicago

Over a year ago, I met someone who changed my life. As a teenager, I spend a lot of spare time browsing the Internet. One point during those lonely summer days, a boy from Chicago, named Tim, messaged...

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A Beautiful City with a Dark History

I remember being there. The very grounds where many people were sent to their deaths. It felt so unreal seeing all that remains. You know that moment that you could not believe that a part of history...

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A Hole in the Earth

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The True Paris Experience

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Nobel Week with the Swedes

Never did I think I would be in a room with the greatest minds of our time. Yet here I was sitting only rows away from them hearing their amazing plans for change. I had...

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You Trippin’?

Leather seats with oversized pillows, hostess serving chicken and apple juice, 39,000 feet above civilization, clouds overshadowing the wings, front-row views of sunsets.  That...

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