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Indian Tacos with a Side Order of Sweat Lodge

by Austin Weihmiller /
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Sep 18, 2013 / 0 comments

40 plus countries and counting. Five languages. (British, Canadian, Scottish, Australian, and Kiwi. Ok, let's be real. I can fake it in French). I've lived in Hemingway's Paris and explored Mao's Beijing.

The Methods of American Study Abroad in an International Context

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Sep 18, 2013 / 1 comments

America has failed to globalize. Not commercially, but socially. While cultures spread, beliefs systems are shared, and the world’s people begin to communicate, we have been leaving ourselves out. As a supposed ‘leader of the free world,’ our nation, and especially its youth, should be more involved with the rest of the world.

India’s Golden Triangle

by Lexa Pennington /
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Sep 16, 2013 / 0 comments

Are you longing to explore India? While you could never see everything in one lifetime, you can certainly target your travels and get the most out of your journeys. One area of India contains three of the most-visited cities in India – it’s called the Golden Triangle. It consists of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur.

Florida Culture for the Week of Sept 16 by Josh Garrick

by Josh Garrick / Sep 15, 2013 / 0 comments

Florida Culture for the Week of Sept 16 by Josh Garrick

Sept 19 – The ‘Timeline’ Photography of Jay Mark Johnson at Jai Gallery

An Insider’s Guide to Disney’s SOARIN’

by M Blanco / Sep 15, 2013 / 0 comments

I am a big Disney fan and have many favorite rides in all four parks, including downtown Disney and the two water parks.

Postcard from the Heart of the Mountains

by Jackson Duckworth /
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Sep 15, 2013 / 1 comments

The chilly breeze rose and fell on the warm summer day. Clouds drifted aimlessly far above even the highest mountain peaks, and a forested valley fell below them. The only sounds were the chirping birds and the faint rush of a nearby waterfall.

Bull Kelp and Surfing: The Beaches of the Olympic Peninsula

by Harrison Boyink / Sep 14, 2013 / 1 comments

What do you picture when you think of the beaches in Olympic Peninsula in Washington? Fog? Sand burrs? While those do exist, there's a lot more to do there than you would think.

 

Nobis World: Travel and Culture for K-12 Teachers

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Sep 13, 2013 / 0 comments

Nobis Project, an educational non-profit organization, has launched Nobis World, a new professional development program for K-12 teachers which offers the exciting opportunity for teachers to travel domestically or abroad to experience cultures different from their own.

Postcard from the Shoulders of a Vampire

by Dylan DeMichiel /
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Sep 12, 2013 / 0 comments

It is April 13th, 2011. As I stand in the bone-chilling air, I take in my surroundings. There are many people lingering about, some in groups and some alone. I turn my attention to the ticket booth where hundreds of concert-goers are waiting impatiently in line. Many of them look weary from the cold weather, while others happily await their turn.

Stop Ruining My Quest, Please

by William Wellman / Sep 12, 2013 / 1 comments

It was sitting in a European airport cafe, sipping on a strange brew of coffee, that I realized there was a difference between myself and the perfidiously bouncy siblings around me.

 

For me, travel is like a quest.

 

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