We’ve all been there. You’ve come back home from one of your fantastic adventures and you can’t wait to share the details. You’ve already organized the photos you want to put on Facebook. You’ve picked out gifts for loved ones and you can’t wait to elaborate on your stories about the time you spent away. […]
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Traveling as Americans and Respecting other Cultures
I was walking along the wall of my new Italian home of Lucca the other day. It was an absolutely gorgeous afternoon—the Tuscan sun is no stranger to Lucca, even in January, and I was deep in thought. The peaceful afternoon was interrupted by some familiar accents. I heard a group of Americans (college students) […]
In for the Long Haul: Dealing with a Long Flight
After recently taking an eleven-hour flight from Istanbul to Tokyo, Japan, I’ve been thinking about ways for the first-time, long flight traveler to get through. I remember my first overnight flight from Chicago to Frankfurt when I was going to study abroad in Venice and how incredibly ready I was to get off the plane […]