A Diamond Studded Sky Over Yellow Flooded Streets
Imagine this: a Latino family performing pop music with an accordion, a disheveled elderly couple snoozing, a pair of Scottish lads clasping their bagpipes in their traditional kilts, and a tattooed...
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Bungee Jumping in Nepal
As I stood atop the bridge, my breathe started to quicken and my heart began to pound, my thoughts jumbled together into a blurb, “What have I signed up for? There’s so much more...
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Hello, Nature. Nice to Meet You!
I have forever and always thought of myself as a city girl. The plains of rural Kansas were never inviting, and seemed unimaginative and commonplace to this bustling girl. However, I recently came...
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You Opened My Eyes
My senior year was approaching, so my aunts that live up in Monterey, CA invited me to come stay with them during my spring break. No other family, just me. They explained they wanted me to see what...
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My Ocala Trip
My trip to Ocala was a lot of fun. I went with just me and my mom. Her name is Ana, but people call her Tammy. It was my first time going on a trip with just me and her, so it...
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Not Clear Until Later…
Being invited to The Winter International Childrens Games was exciting. Going to Switzerland to compete in snowboarding at any time would be an honor,but at 14 with my best friend Spim (Kim) and...
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The Wonderful World of Soccer
Soccer is a big deal in Germany, the national pastime. And although I knew this before I spent three weeks in Tübingen, Germany, as part of a German-American Partnership Program exchange,...
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