
Family Trip to Austria
My mother’s bedtime stories narrated her childhood encounters with fairies and dwarves, her adventures in the meadows of Natternbach (her hometown in Austria, Europe), and her...
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Spring Break School French Trip, 2008
White stone buildings of exquisite architecture, streets full of people from all over the world. These are the bones and life blood of Paris. The noises of cars honking, people talking and laughing....
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The Mountains of Colorado
In the summer of 2006, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bob introduced Mom and I to the mountains.
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Hawaii
Sun, beach, and the beautiful ocean all spread before me. I was on my way to Hawaii
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San Francisco
The people shoved against each other. Gaudy colors flashed out at me as exotic objects caught my eye. All around me, people with black hair and black eyes chattered. I was in the Chinatown...
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Teen Travel
24 days seems like it is going to last a lifetime. Not in Israel. Not on my trip. Despite the fact that I savored every moment and took none of the once-in-a-lifetime experiences for granted, it...
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L’enchantement de Paris
The awe that accompanied a first glimpse of France was instantaneous. Stepping off of a stifling American tour bus, my feet eagerly...
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“Everyone Smiles in the Same Language” –Anonymous
I sat in a curiously speckled kitchen, dotted with trinket cows. They were mounted to the wall, stuck on the fridge, poised on the...
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