
“A Growing Experience with Many Unfortunate Events”
This trip began on March 7th, 2012 and ended on March 10th, 2012; set for the “Big Apple” aka New York City, with nine women, including myself. Yes, nine estrogen-filled...
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Banjar, India – The Best Experience Of My Life
March 29, 2012 was the day I stepped onto a plane to India. It would be thirty three hours from the time we left Salt Lake City to reach the little village of Banjar in Himachal Pradesh, India. ...
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When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom
Washington D.C. is perhaps most beautiful during April when the cherry blossoms bloom. People come from all around the country to witness the sight of the blooming buds that cover the vast majority...
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A Traveler without a Camera
The bike stood there, braced by the little sister of my host sister. It taunted me, waiting to see if I would give up my American habits and use it for actual transportation. I was in Stein, just...
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Reconnecting With Surf, Sand, and Family
The last time my entire family went to the beach was in 2008. We rented a beachfront property in the town of Brant Beach. My room had floor to ceiling windows facing the ocean, every...
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An Experience Never to be Forgot
The call of the rooster and the quacking of ducks awaken me instead of an alarm clock. No, not an alarm clock, for an alarm clock would require reliable electricity. Yet living in Chad,...
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An Unforgettable Trip to My Past & Future
I was born in Seattle, Washington, where I lived until I was four. At that very young age my mother, father, and I made the trek to Texas. I have lived there ever since. I haven’t been very...
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