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Girl inside Ski Dubai penguin habitat.
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Making the Impossible Possible Since 3000 BC: Visit the Most Ambitious City in the World- Dubai

I'm falling fast.  I can feel myself accelerating as my equipment rides up into uncomfortable areas. But, I don’t care. I glance upwards to see the aircraft I was on just...

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Valley in the Hills

I live in a small town in southwest Pennsylvania; the population is around 2,000 and at first glance, there isn’t much to do. In fact, if you pass on the highway, we are practically...

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Timeless: A Cottage on Laurel Lake

Laughing. Smiling. Crying. Throwing family members off the dock. Swimming into the late hours of the night. Dazzling Fourth of July fireworks.  Hundreds of picturesque memories...

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Alaska is Sexy

In June I traveled to Alaska, expecting to only build houses, but I got much more than that. From atop mountains I relished in magnificent views of the Gulf of Alaska, ate delicious...

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A.M. Accomplishments in Israel

I stepped out of the Alexander Hotel onto the silent streets of a dimly lit Dizzengof Street as adrenaline coursed through my veins; the clock told me it was 2 AM in Tel Aviv,...

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The Power of People Watching

            I did a double take. Yep, my eyes did not deceive me—indeed, there waltzed a fluffy puppy wearing nothing short of a frilly, pink dress. And suddenly,...

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On Belonging

You fit into me / like a hook into an eye / a fish hook / an open eye You Fit Into Me, Margaret Atwood   Cultural immersion, the anthem of this year, played itself boldly across glossy...

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A Piece of Me in NYC

Sometime at the start of my junior year in high school, I became obsessed with the idea of living in New York in a teeny apartment filled with more art supplies than living space. Forget the fact that...

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Find Your Independence… 6,000 Miles Away in Laos and Thailand!

The reason that banks created credit cards was because everyone was looking for a solution to get away from that noisy, heavy, constant reminder in their front pocket: loose change....

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