China: To the Other Side of the World, and to the Other Side of Me
I’ve always wondered about the possibility of having two real homes, and looking back at that moment, my heart couldn’t have felt happier to...
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Disney World
In my sophomore year, spring 2008, at East Detroit High School, I had an extraordinary opportunity. As a member of our marching band I went to perform at and tour Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Our...
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A TRIP THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET
When I was in the tenth grade a selected few students in my class took a trip to the historical Civil War battle site: Gettysburg. I was 15 at the time, and we stayed at Farnsworth...
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The Great Wall and Beyond
It all started on June 10, 2009. I had just loaded my luggage onto the bus and said goodbye to my family. It was finally time to start on our voyage to a new and unknown world. The...
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Bella Italia
I have dreamed of traveling to Rome, the Eternal City, for years. I always longed to...
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Visiting a Homeland
In December of 2008, my mom and I took a trip halfway around the planet and to an entirely different world. We visited my parent’s home country of Bangladesh after almost...
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Freezing Hands, Warming Spirits: My Experience at the Inauguration of President Barack Obama
Twenty-eight--it seems such an innocent number.That is, unless you were actually there in Washington, D Twenty-eight--it seems...
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Machu Picchu
I held the seat in front of me in a white-knuckle grip as our tour bus negotiated the switchbacks and hairpin turns necessary to ascend from the valley town of Aguas Calientes to our destination in the...
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