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  • Zachary in Turkey
  • 19-Jul-2015
To Istanbul and Beyond

When I first arrived in Turkey, everything was very new and strange. However, all of that was expected because IRead More ⇾

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  • Charlotte in Jordan
  • 30-Jun-2015
Pop-Tarts and Traffic Laws

The water pressure in my shower is glorious.  The hot water is, indeed, hot.  And the internet-- it's so fast! Read More ⇾

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  • Tyler Clark in Spain
  • 25-Jul-2014
Home Sweet Home?

When I first got on the plane to get home, I was excited to see my old friends and familyRead More ⇾

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  • Karly in India
  • 15-Jul-2014
Life After India

I remember when I was a freshman in high school and I was advised to “cherish the next four years”Read More ⇾

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  • Brett in Taiwan
  • 21-Aug-2013
Home Sweet Home!

Packing was one difficult task. It never is easy, but it becomes especially hard when you have to fit yourRead More ⇾

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  • Cody in Bahrain
  • 16-Aug-2013
As’salam Alaikum – السلام عليكم

It wasn't even twelve hours after I landed that I began to fully take it in! It felt like IRead More ⇾

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  • Nicole in Nepal
  • 12-Aug-2013
That’s all: the end from a dhal in Nepal

Week old henna stains the front and back of my left hand. Brown, beautiful, and intricate, the under part ofRead More ⇾

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  • Cody in Bahrain
  • 06-Aug-2013
New Expectations

Who would have guessed that I would end up in Manama, Bahrain? I surely couldn't have two weeks ago. ThreeRead More ⇾

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  • Nicole in Nepal
  • 06-Aug-2013
Culture shock absorbing, filling with energy

Today, the countdown until home is single-digit. Tomorrow, I make my way onto the ten day weather forecast; in caseRead More ⇾

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  • Aliyah in India
  • 25-Jul-2013
A Foreigner of a Different Color

If I could describe what I felt in the week leading up to my journey to India in one word,Read More ⇾

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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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  • 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 ⇾