I love finding souvenirs that remind me of favorite moments on a trip like attending a ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul. I didn’t know very much about what it meant to be a dervish or why they twirled other than it was like a form of meditation. Visiting Turkey seemed like the perfect […]
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
Around the world today, many cultures and countries are celebrating International Women’s Day. Started in the United States in response to the oppression and inequality women were experiencing, a march of 15,000 women took place in New York City in 1908. The marchers were demanding better pay, shorter hours and the right to vote. Over […]
Around the World in 52 Books: February
WanderShopper’s Around the World in 52 Books Make yours @ BigHugeLabs.com With February coming to an end, so is the second month of the Around the World in 52 Books challenge. I decided to join WanderLit on her WanderLit World Tour, a quest to read a book representing a different country each week of the […]