Travel An Ode to Fortune and Travel 11 Dec 201711 Dec 2017 'O to the great fortune of travel The world has given me, among many, the opportunity to see itself in all its grandeur Its vast mountains and deep basins Its…
Travel Travel as an Attraction 10 Dec 2017 Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what do those words often say? Above, the words might tell a story of three travelers embracing a young child…
Travel TWV: Traveling While Vulnerable 10 Dec 201710 Dec 2017 Sometimes travel makes me feel strange. Just as I’m embraced by the crisp air of a warm Caribbean city, I’m repelled by the fear-inducing challenge of having to trust strangers…
Travel The Shwegadon Pagoda 10 Dec 201710 Dec 2017 The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most holy pagoda in all of Myanmar. A holy space of the Buddhist faith, followers of the faith and visitors alike come to share their…
Travel Faded 10 Dec 2017 “I think you should get a fade and a part” “Bro, I’m not getting a fade” Markus responded as I put down my fry. “If you get one, we’ll all…
Travel A Rhino’s Smile 10 Dec 201710 Dec 2017 6:30 am was way too early to get in that damn van. We drove nearly three hours from Cape Town to a rural land quite far from the ship. Of…
Travel Who We Travel With 10 Dec 2017 Where we go is important. Different travel destinations are significant because of the new worlds they expose us to, the new foods we get to try, and the incredible people…
Travel “Greatest Love of All.” 10 Dec 201710 Dec 2017 I should’ve known something was fishy when they started speaking to us, out of the blue, in perfect English. But my friend was naive, and I didn’t have the will…
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellowship… Thanks, Mount Vernon. 6 Aug 201711 Aug 2017 I’ve been home for a few weeks since finishing my time as a Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow. Six weeks never felt so long and short—reflecting on my experience has been…
Travel My Weekend in Denver 2 Aug 20172 Aug 2017 I can't stand my ears popping. My sinuses tend to run on the irritated side, so being a mile above sea level was certainly an adjustment. Yet, I had a…
