December 31st, 2007
Walking on streets and in parks where my father played as a young boy, looking at stores where my grandparents worked, and seeing buildings where my family lived, all about 58 years before I was there, created surreal feelings for me. During my five-month solo European journey, I visited places …
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December 24th, 2007
Venice, Italy. Nicknamed the “city of water,” the “city of bridges,” the “city of light,” and “the most romantic city” in the world. We’ve all heard about it. We’ve all seen travel brochures for it. We’ve seen it in photos, seen it in the movies, in books, on TV, heard …
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December 17th, 2007
Imagine yourself surrounded by a rainbow of pastel colored Italian homes, creating a picturesque Italian hill town. Imagine the feel of the warm Italian sun on your skin, and the smell of freshly made Italian food filling the air. Imagine hearing the sounds of the Italian language rolling off the …
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December 3rd, 2007
Are diamonds really a girl’s best friend? Is all that glitters really gold? These are questions that I have asked myself since returning from a trip around the Baltic Sea. In several capital cities that I visited, I noticed a certain gemstone everywhere I looked. Nicknamed “Gold of the North,” ...
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