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There and Back Again, a Georgian’s Tale

     To immerse oneself in unfamiliar surroundings is the most effective way to broaden one’s horizons and to be able to understand other’s opinions and points of...

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No Sleep In Istanbul

            Saood Abdul-Kabir peers over me as I dipped a big toe into sleep. As soon as I was drowning in the blackness of sleep, Saood encroaches...

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My Trip to Wisconsin Dells

Vacation: A special trip for the purpose of recreation or relaxing.  While this is true, my favorite reason to take a vacation would be making memories with my family. Every few years my mother...

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through my mother’s eyes

People only care about material things. Even in my poor neighborhood, everyone made sure they have the right look by buying Jordan and snap back hats. I begged my parents for everything thing I seen...

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Alors On Danse

“Pardon, Pardon” uttered the determined sea of commuters on the streets of Paris. Other than that, they kept to themselves, and we kept to ours. It became clear that rushing businessmen...

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A Volunteer At Home

My favorite and most meaningful trip started on June 9th, 2012, my first day of volunteering in Nicaragua. A few months back my friend proposed a plan that her, my father and I took a trip down to...

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Wet Cars, Wet Shoes, and Dampened Spirits

Everybody has one. One vacation during which all forces of the universe work together to create the perfect storm of events, a storm that picks you up by the collar of your shirt, tosses you around,...

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Nothing Like New York

                One theoretical conversation lead to one of the best experiences of a lifetime. An annual trip between my mother and her friends was the topic...

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Fear is Fear of the Unknown

I was overwhelmed to be back to such a historic and majestic park surrounded by tall elegant trees that were covered in a faded blanket of snow. It was surreal. There were birds singing happily in the...

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