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March 3, 2019
A Magic Aurora Dance
28 March, 2019. Was driving, so I just stopped my car and jumped out. It was at 20.30 in the evening.
This video was taken from Sortland city, and the lights in the distance are Blokken, Sortland. Was -5°C
Get your own Aurora gear at Benny's shop
Here are some of Benny's articles - and photos - from Norway:
Beautiful Winter Auroras from Hognfjorden, Vesterålen, Norway
March 1, 2019
22.33 Stories: Captain Courageous with Husham Al-Thahabi
Featuring first-person stories of people finding themselves in the middle of a culture that is foreign to them; each week, 22.33 will deliver interesting tales from people who share how they were able to create mutual understanding through cultural exchange.
Husham Al-Thahabi never set out to be a hero. As he saw more and more orphans and homeless people in his community, he took it upon himself to create a cente...
Artist of the Month: Jessalyn Kline
We first met our Artist of the Month, Jessalyn Kline, at the 2018 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts High School Art Show. She had a gorgeous embroidered piece of art, full of meaning, color, and beauty. Of course, I asked her to share it with our wandering educators. You, too, will be amazed at her range of creativity, her eye for detail, and her passion for creating. Without further ado, the art and words of Jessalyn Kline...
This embroidery...
February 13, 2019
How to Start a Travel Fund to See the World While Tackling Debt
February 12, 2019
10 Reasons you should visit Split, Croatia
Split, the nucleus and biggest urban city of the Dalmatian Coast, portrays an exhilarating ambiance that imprints an unforgettable fondness and familiarity...
February 11, 2019
Studying Abroad in London: Sharing Your Experience
If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, last month I wrote about capturing your study abroad experience. Now, I’m going to discuss some ways you can share your experience. Hopefully this helps give you some ideas. The biggest thing is sharing your experience where it makes sense for you.
Social media is probably the most obvious place to share your experience. From photos to your blog, everything can be shared on different pla...
February 9, 2019
Behind the Scenes with the Phantom of the Opera, Quentin Oliver Lee
I got the great chance to interview the extremely talented Quentin Oliver Lee, who phenomenally plays the Phantom in our favorite rendition of The Phantom Of The Opera, currently playing at Miller Auditorium at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and touring both in the US and worldwide.
We touched on not only personal details of what it is like to play such a demanding, iconic role, but also how to keep up and running vocally (alway...
Why You Need to See the Phantom of the Opera
Take a trip to gothic 1800s, where curses, ghosts, and opera lead your heart down to the underbelly of Paris.
Eva Tavares and Quentin Oliver Lee - photo by Matthew Murphy
We all know The Phantom Of The Opera; it is impossible to have not heard the classic notes of the main song, masterfully created by the one and only Andrew Lloyd Webber, but hearing the booming of the notes on the organ resounding through the theater, as the famous chandelier spark...
February 8, 2019
Magical Auroras in Colorful Vesterålen, Norway
Aurora Magic, at Nyksund, Vesterålen, Northern part of Norway. Feb 2. 2019.
If you are planning a trip, I will guide you...contact me via Facebook.
Here are some of Benny's articles - and photos - from Norway:
Beautiful Winter Auroras from Hognfjorden, Vesterålen, Norway
How to Photograph Northern Lights
History Comes Alive at Chimney Rock National Monument
Archeological sites offer pieces to the massive puzzle of human history. At Chimney Rock National Monument, nestled in the San Juan National Forest in Southwest Colorado, summer travelers touring between May 15 and September 30 can learn about the indigenous people who constructed rudimentary homes and ceremonial buildings centuries ago. The Ancestral Pueblo, the same native group that mysteriously left Mesa Verde, also resided beneath the twin pin...
