Three Days in the City of Canals
From the time I was a young girl, I was captured by the tragedy of the Holocaust. I devoured books on it, and especially loved "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. Frank's optimism...
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Almost Ireland
“Hello?" "Hi Honey, come straight home from school with Sajina. They won't let Grandpa on the plane..." Her voice tapered off. 3:00 AM. I finally let myself cry....
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Night and Day
They’re as different as night and day”. I’ve heard those words throughout my life, but they never seemed truer than when I worked on a service project on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. I...
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A City on the Edge
The taxi pulsed with cool air that taunted the domineering sun above, as if it was coyly escaping its relentless blaze. Seeping into the pores of the local people outside, the sun’s rays crawled into...
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I’ve Been So American
I tossed my shoes out onto the roof to dry, and flopped onto my new bed. My eyes were tired, but every time I tried to close them, they begged to be wide open, taking...
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When in Europe…
When I was 16 years old, I got the opportunity of a lifetime! I was a competitive gymnast and the owner of our gym told my time about a trip to Austria. My best friend on my team and I had to go!...
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New York
The reputation of New York is one unlike any other; one with characteristics from the brutal and depravity of slums populated with the...
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European Adventure
It was a traditional Fondue Party in the Swiss Alps. Even though it was the...
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