Emerald Water Memories
When reflecting on a significant tradition in my life, I feel sand surrounding my feet and sun rays quickly warming my skin. I hear waves crashing into the shore and I see seagulls flying above, looking...
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Japanese Kitties and Kisses
I believed that I would naturally fall in love with the Japanese people and their culture. After all, I am half Japanese. When I arrived in Japan, I was disappointed and slightly annoyed by the dangling...
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The Dominican Republic Experience
In March of 2007, I traveled to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip. I arrived there for the first time and realized how beautiful the country was. I was struck by its beauty and overall poverty....
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A World Away from Home
As I step off the airplane all I am thinking about is if the rest rooms in the Nairobi, Kenya airport are sanitary, because I desperately need one after flying for fourteen hours. I don’t even take...
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Simply Camping
Early last June, my father announced that he would be going on a weeklong camping trip come July. Never knowing him to be the rustic, woodsman type, I found this declaration rather startling. Images...
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Vacation of “Firsts”
One summer vacation I’ll never forget is the trip my family and I took to Idaho. That trip was loaded with many different “firsts” for me. Many of these firsts are things some people...
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Czech Travels
The white fairyland caught my gaze. I loved the boundless hills that swept over the pure countryside and the charming houses that were encased in a white frost. The majestic cathedrals, adorned with...
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