Sensational San Pedro Sula (June 2012)
Blazing. Unrelenting. Tropical heat attacks me from all angles in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. You’d think the heat would be enough to melt me, but no. The heat is worth it because of all the...
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Living in a Fairy Tale: Two Weeks in Edinburgh
Of all the destinations to which I had dreamt of traveling, Scotland was not a place I had ever considered. Of course, when I got the chance to go to the
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Who Said I Was Scared?
Years ago, I took a trip to Costa Rica with my school. My chaperones had many things planned for us, but I did not know how terrifying, yet fun they would be. Costa Rica is known for its beaches...
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Environmental Activist Adventures
As a Brazilian citizen who had never been back to Brazil, I was extremely excited to visit the homeland. It was the perfect trip before going off to college. Although I only spoke Portuguese before...
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A Journey Yet to Reach a Destination
At four a.m. I saw the steam from the aromatic maté tea rise up from my mug. I packed light, ate bread and butter, and sipped my tea in a zombie-like manner. My host mother and I gave...
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Driving Towards the Future
“Mom, are you ever going to use a blinker.” We have just pulled into Dothan City limits and my mother has yet to use a blinker and we have been driving for three hours. Most people...
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The Trip of a Lifetime
In April 2012, I had the chance to travel to Italy for nine days and I seized that opportunity. The time that I spent in Italy traveling all over from Venice to Florence to Pompeii, was one...
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A Traveler without a Camera
The bike stood there, braced by the little sister of my host sister. It taunted me, waiting to see if I would give up my American habits and use it for actual transportation. I was in Stein, just...
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