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Wales’ Waterfalls and Mountains on a Budget
The sound of driving rain pelting against the side of the tent woke me with a start. I lay awake for a second before waking my friend, ‘Anja!! Anja!! Are we going to get washed away?’
From Israel to Jordan: Short Journey to Another World
We went to Petra so we could see a bona fide world wonder – it’s currently number two on the official list. My husband and I live in Israel this year, and when we told our friends of our Jordan-bound plans, we were mostly met with one of two responses
A Week with the Irish
I traveled to Ireland through Greenheart Travel’s Independent Homestay Program. It was spring break during my freshman year of college, and I was itching to go somewhere, and my heart has always been set on Ireland. When I first looked into Greenheart, my parents confronted me and told me I wasn’t allowed to go
Unsavory Moments with Turkish Men
While working as an au pair in Turkey, my host-mom always sent the driver with me when I went into Istanbul – making me feel very over-protected. But on my last day in the country, I went there without the driver and finally understood that she’d wanted to protect me from male harassment.
Going Where the Men Can’t in Morocco
I studied abroad in Morocco for three months in the spring of 2008, and had a wonderful time there. I recommend Morocco to anyone who can get there. Morocco is home to an interesting intersection of cultures – Arab Islam from the Middle East, French cafes and fashion styles, and music and dance influenced by Sub-Saharan Africa, to name a few
