A Life in a Year
As I took my first few steps back on American territory, my eyes filled with tears of joy and my nose filled with the familiar smell of the freshly mopped airport floor. Within those few seconds,...
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The Wonderful World of Belleville, Illinois
The place I identify with most is my hometown Belleville, Illinois. It’s a small town, so not many people know where it is, when people ask me where I live I usually say, “I live across...
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Sunny San Diego
Take a vacation to one of United States’ finest and most popular city, San Diego. It has the best climate year round and it is located right next to the beach. San Diego...
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There is no Place like Home
Everyone has heard the saying, "There is no place like home." I must highly agree. Nebraska is what I call home. Many people believe that Nebraska is a state full of corn, tall grass and...
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La Kay Mwen – My Home
My home is in Dessalines, Haiti. My family moved to Haiti as missionaries in August 2012. Dessalines is a beautiful...
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From a Concrete Jungle to My Dusty Tanzanian Home
As I stepped from the plane that had just carried me across two continents, three countries, and more time zones than my body could recognize, all I could think was, "My life will never be the...
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Endless Exploring in Northern Nevada
Northern Nevada, is my home, I've lived here my whole life. It hasn't always been my favorite place, but as I get ready for college, I see more and more value behind it....
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Denver, the City for All
My hometown, Denver, is one of the best communities a person could ask for. It is a city of varied inhabitants, and it feels like a home to each and every one of us. Part...
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A Taste of Colorado
My guess is that you want me to persuade you into thinking that Colorado is the place for you and your family to be. It would be impossible for me to make an assumption about a...
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An Unexpected Find
Whether you're here for business or pleasure you can find everything you're looking for nestled in a town of about 30,000. Home to the worlds largest retailer, a world class art museum,...
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Enjoy the Sunny State
Are you bored of the same old thing every day? Do you feel like you need an amazing vacation? Well I’ve got just the spot for you! Come to visit Orlando, Florida and I guarantee that you will...
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Fun with Family
Many believe that you must use tons of money and go to the best places to have the best trip. My experiences would say differently. In reality, a family will have the most fun with what they make of it...
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The Amazing Attractions near Honolulu, Hawaii
When I was younger, I was fortunate to have a father in the military. This allowed my family and myself to experience very unique parts of the United States. One unique...
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Ten Days in Tokyo
This past summer, I was given the life-changing opportunity of visiting the fascinating city of Tokyo, Japan. I went with ten other teens from my area as part of an exchange program with the Mobile...
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Live a little; Love a lot!!!!!
They say Virginia is for lovers but that doesn't just mean couples. It is for lovers of just about everything; food, culture, and even animals. Come to virginia and visit one our museums or exhibitions...
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Pomona is the place to go!
First off, I live in an urbanized area in central Pomona. A lot of people who live closely, and/or hear upon news stories that Pomona may be a dangerous/unhealthy place to visit; but I disagree....
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San Antonio: The Best City in the World
San Antonio is the best city in the world. It is deep...
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Florida, vacation spot and home
I have been to many places in my life, but none will ever compare to my home, Florida. While I enjoy traveling to many difference places, I live in one of the most favorable vacation spots in the...
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The Wonders of Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina has many marvelous reasons as to why someone would want to travel here. For starters, Greenville has an excellent downtown. The downtown area has many...
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Ski some of the United State’s undiscovered paradises in Idaho while eating like a king
When someone mentions a great ski resort, destinations that pop into the mind of any skier or rider include Vail, Jackson Hole, Park City, and Squaw Valley. Idaho is the last place...
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Portland: America’s Perfect City
Portland, Maine is not my home town. It’s not one of the first places I’ve ever been to. And it’s not a place in which I’ve spend...
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Jazz in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California, is a fun, exciting and adorable little town on the ocean. There are many privately run beach shops, sea food resturants and the very famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk! With...
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My Family is the Mob and the Amish Shop at WalMart
That is the voice of my mother waking me at 2:30 in the morning to go to the airport. I am strangely wide awake after only 4 hours of sleep and before I am even fully dressed, Grandma is at the front...
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A National Treasure: Washington D.C.
The mention of a trip to Washington D.C. may seem like the beginning of a dull monologue filled with visits to dusty museums and over-sized monuments. However, nothing could be further from the truth....
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Israel through the Eyes of Jesse
A pilgrimage is when an individual travels to a place that has major religious significance to that person. In the Jewish religion, a pilgrim goes to Israel. A pilgrim...
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To Teach and Be Taught – A 30-Day Immersion Into Sichuanese Culture
When we first arrived in the village, our group set individual goals that we hoped to achieve over the span of the trip. I, being my modest self, vowed that I would both find a cure for allergies (since...
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How big is your backyard?
How big is your backyard? Before you answer with the actual size behind your house, I want to tell you it can be as big or small as you want it to be. Past our neighborhoods, past Orlando, and even...
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The old world
Italy: Day 1 After the 8 hour long, tedious journey from Austria to Venice, Italy, I stood up and I felt as if gravity was pushing my body down. The buildings look as if...
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