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August 3, 2014
Graduates in Wonderland
Rare are the books that get intercultural living; rarer still are the ones that are funny, interesting, and keep you reading with their honesty. One such remarkable book is Graduates in Wonderland: A Memoir of Friendship.
Summer in Vesterålen, Northern Norway
Photos from Kvalsaukan, Sortland, Norway. As you can see, is a lovely place to live. Over the fjord, “Hognfjorden,” you may see my home, a little to the right. A beautiful cloudy day, and the flowers, with the lovely purple-pink colours, are called “Geitrams” in Norwegian - Rosebay Willowherb in Eenglish.
August 2, 2014
Artist of the Month: Jerry Hardesty
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When you look at Jerry Hardesty’s painting, your eyes have to buckle down to work!
There are the dripping ones: impenetrable dark forests with dense curtains of thin milky drippings. Looking at it feels like going through a thick cool rain of paint, prepare to get wet!
August 1, 2014
Best Street Foods in Istanbul, Turkey
If you’re a foodie like me, you plan your travels around food. Ever since, well, forever, Turkey has captured my tastebuds. It’s a cross-cultural hodgepodge of food, since there have been so many political, historical, and cultural influences there. This sort of foodie fusion has led to some extraordinary eats!
Tiny Bear Explores Big Questions in the Amazon!
The Newest Trend In Travel Backpacks Is Here!
My name is Logan. I am twelve years old and I have always wanted to own my own business. Recently, I enrolled in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy. In the YEA! Program (Young Entrepreneurs Academy), I learned all the details on how to start a business, from the initial idea all the way to obtaining a business license.
How To Control Your Spending to Earn Bonuses for Traveling
Setting up a budget can be one of the easiest tasks in financial management. Following that budget is often much more difficult. For many people, sticking to a specific guideline for managing money takes a great deal of determination and constant vigilance. However, maintaining this level of control can provide you with the funds to do just about anything comfortably.
July 30, 2014
Chucking It All: A Tale of Living in Orkney
There are special places which capture our imagination – and we dream and dream of being there. Tuscany, Fiji, Provence, Iceland, the Orkney Islands. There are books written by people who have moved to these places, which tell of the travails of settling in, of intercultural adjustment and learning to be a local.
How to Study Abroad Like Everybody Else
You've flipped through a number of program brochures, talked briefly with your study abroad advisor, and are starting to get a little excited about the possibility of studying abroad for a semester in college. Now's the time to choose where you'll go and daydream what it will be like to live independently in a foreign country.
July 29, 2014
9 Ways to Save Money on Travel
Saving money on travel is a good idea. Why? Because then you can travel MORE! Here are some tried and true ways to save money on travel.
