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“Dees mahn, bullsheet.”

    Israeli philosopher Martin Buber once said, “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” I have never entertained that notion until my...

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Finding myself in Deutschland

Last year I was given the opportunity to travel to somewhere I had always wanted to go, Germany. My family is German and my last name, Grosskopf, means big head, so I was always curious about exploring...

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Spain at Seventeen: España 2012

How can a girl describe the wonder of traveling the world? What is it that makes an amazing trip? The food?  The people?  The landscape? In my recent travel to the magnificent and majestic country...

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58,080 Feet

I stepped onto the cross-county team’s coach bus, and pangs of nervousness tumbled around in my belly. Our bus, equipped with fuzzy-screened DVD players, chugged up...

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Lost in the Big City

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Hanging by a Thread

           They say it gets easier after the first step. That the hardest part is leaning back, putting all of your trust in and weight on the cord...

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Desert Dreams: A Tale of Santa Fe Magic

 When my parents first revealed to me that our family would be spending most of our winter vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, I was admittedly less than pleased. A great deal of pre-conceived...

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La Vita e Bella

Travelling with your family is not always easy especially when you consist of two adults and three grown teenagers who barely squeeze into the back seat of a car. Being the youngest, I always got...

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The Road to Oceanside…and Contention

While planning our family's summer trip, my mom and I decided that it would be fun to do something new and exciting.  Instead of doing our standard "fly to San Diego and drive to Oceanside...

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