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The Dark Side of Venice

My greatest impression as we left Venice was that it is a dying city, although that was not my first impression. After multiple delays that stretched our overnight train...

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The Beauty of Adventure

I took a deep breath, filling my lungs with the clean foreign air a thousand miles away from everything I’d ever known.  I looked out into the peaceful night, my eyes traveling over the...

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Walking on Sugar

Growing up in a society that embraces technology, my experiences in Boracay have opened my eyes towards a different kind of beauty. I had never been...

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My Year Abroad

   Growing up in a small town has its limitations, and for this single reason, even at a young age, I craved to see what was outside my small town in Michigan. I wanted to learn about and...

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A Babysitting Job That Became More Than What God Had Intended For Me

Hi, I am Diana. For my trip this year, I went to babysit my four month old niece, Claire, and her parents, Nick and Oana, in Houston. In this trip, I remembered who I was and what I was capable...

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A Wonderful Journey, Not a Simple Trip

This may be a little unorthodox, but [i]bear with me[/i], okay? The trip about which I’m going to blog just happens to be a field trip to [size=18]Lawrence, Kansas.[/size] My...

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The European “Dream”?

It began a few summers ago when my family decided that we were going to take our dream vacation to Europe in the summer of 2011. We decided on choosing a guided tour called the “European Dream”...

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Fun in the Florida Sun

Last winter I went on one of my most exciting adventures, a vacation with my Grandma to Florida. Every year my Grandma makes the long drive from Michigan to Florida to spend the winter...

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Sand between my toes, but where’s the beach?

When you think sand, you think lying out on the beach, watching surfers ride the waves, and a perfect temperate climate. However, the sand at The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has none...

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