Archive | Travel
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Column: Beyond the language barrier
BOTHA’S HILL, South Africa—“So wait…you mean you’re not a medical student?” Though I’m inwardly groaning, I smile and nod at this tall, overdressed woman.
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Column: A love letter to the women in the ladies car
MUMBAI, India—Riding the train in Mumbai is what expats call “an experience.” The cobweb of local lines is how most locals navigate this congested city, and trains, in fact, are iconic in Indian films. The Indian train system is epic.
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Column: Studying abroad teaches students to seize the day
One of the best opportunities you will have in college is a chance to study abroad. Around 1,500 students at Miami U. go abroad every year, and this past summer, I was lucky enough to be one of them. But this isn’t about the time I had; this is about the time you could have.
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Column: The Poppies of Picardy
BLERANCOURT, France—The countryside of Picardy is dotted with poppies. They grow on the edges of the wheat, sugar beet and potato fields, under the fences of cow pastures, and on the shoulders of the “autoroutes”.
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Column: The Made-for-TV Tribe
ARUSHA, Tanzania—The Maasai woman shoved three beaded bracelets in my face, “sister, look at my bracelets. Good price, good price.” When she saw me looking at her instead of at the jewelry, at her red cloak, shaved head and brightly colored hoop necklace, she changed her pitch.
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Column: Make Your Own Damn Paris
PARIS, France—If you searched all the suitcases that arrive every morning at Charles de Gaulle Airport from American cities as far and wide as New York, Miami, and San Francisco, there is one item you would almost certainly find in each of them (besides jean shorts, that is).
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Column: Yes, Soup for Me!
NEW YORK, NY—It was an event I anticipated for one day shy of a month: Al Yeganeh, the man who inspired the Soup Nazi character, was reopening his original location in New York, and I wanted to go.
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Column: No substitute for firsthand experience
TIRASPOL, MOLDOVA — A Moldovan journalist I met joked that three days in his country was only long enough to understand the wine. I’d argue it’s only long enough to find a reason to stay longer. Moldova earned a spot in the American news stream for a brief period in April.
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Column: Plans do not always dictate the success of a vacation
It was my decision to purposefully go in blind. I didn’t want a schedule in Ireland, and I didn’t want to be tied down to a route. The buses (in their somewhat efficient timetables) would take me from place to place on a complete whim. Overly optimistic and foolish to think it so simple?