My Grandmother’s Gift
My grandmother had died in January. She and my grandfather left each of us grandchildren some money. However, my three siblings and I disagreed...
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This is the story of the most memorable trip I have ever taken with my family.
Oprah, being the idol to me that she is, should really be the one receiving credit here. After watching a show about a day in the life of an Amish, I was mesmerized by the lifestyle of these recluses.
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Won’t Stop
"Unthinkably good things can happen”. This simple quote from Under the Tuscan Sun may...
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Mount Etna. Who Knew?
My alarm went off at 5:00 AM, Saturday morning. Taormina, Sicily,...
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The Louvre: Lurking Cultural Differences
How many people can raise their hand and confirm that they have been to France? Take a look around; there are more than you would think. And most of those people? They could probably spout some paragraph...
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Italy: The First Experience of a Lifetime
“How would you like to see Rome?” my biology teacher asked one day. By the end of the class, he had described the trip he was planning for the summer of 2007: a nine day adventure to Italy...
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