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  • Sona in Russia
  • 17-Jul-2013
Russia: A Palatial History

Generally speaking, it seems logical that the Soviet period of Russian history has had the longest lasting effect on theRead More ⇾

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  • Sona in Russia
  • 10-Jul-2013
White Nights

In Petersburg, June is the month of white nights (or as Russians call them “Белые Ночи”). One of the mostRead More ⇾

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  • Sona in Russia
  • 10-Jul-2013
St. Petersburg: Worthy Struggles

“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort ofRead More ⇾

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  • Sona in Russia
  • 08-Jul-2013
An introduction to the frustrations of Russian language

All together, my trip from Jersey’s suburbs to St. Petersburg, Russia amounted to approximately 15 hours of travel. Partially theRead More ⇾

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  • Sana in Trinidad & Tobago
  • 27-Jun-2013
Cross-Culture Shock: Returning to the U.S. from Trinidad & Tobago

Rewind back to January 2013. I climbed into the sweltering heat of Trinidad, yanked off my sweatshirt, and peered intoRead More ⇾

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  • Dan in Costa Rica
  • 24-Jun-2013
Pura Vida, Costa Rica

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set footRead More ⇾

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  • Danielle in Morocco
  • 24-Jun-2013
AND LIFE GOES ON

It’s funny how the world doesn’t stop when you’re not attending to it. Coming home doesn’t mean coming back. InsteadRead More ⇾

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  • Dan in Costa Rica
  • 24-Jun-2013
100% Aventura: A Journal Excerpt

Here I sit at Drake Bay on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica.  Two friends and I are resting withRead More ⇾

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  • Dan in Costa Rica
  • 24-Jun-2013
An International Ambition

History has thrived upon an ability to dream.  I have never received the comprehensive road map, or tutorial for directionRead More ⇾

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  • Danielle in Morocco
  • 15-May-2013
A Blog in Four Parts – Moroccan Travels

This is my final week in Rabat and I’ve been rather remiss in keeping you all updated on my travelsRead More ⇾

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  • Sana in Trinidad & Tobago
  • 15-May-2013
Reevaluating Goals

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to join a tour alongside the western coast of Trinidad and Tobago.Read More ⇾

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  • Sana in Trinidad & Tobago
  • 07-May-2013
Culture Shock in Trinidad & Tobago

Certainly, the first stage of entry into a new country (and new culture) is that of excitement. Trinidad and TobagoRead More ⇾