I’ve only been to Tibet once, back in 2009. It’s been six years since my visit, but I have never stopped recommending it to my…
Author: Souvenirs
For me, the combination of physical exhaustion and raw, natural beauty is captivating. I am rendered useless except to stare. Perhaps my groaning muscles rip…
I find myself, again, in this untouchable meadow but today she surrendered one of her own Her stem, petals, and thorns fit so comfortably in…
[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]hen I arrived in Seville, Spain, for my semester abroad, I was expecting to be surrounded in history, and I was not disappointed. Seville’s…
One of the best decisions of my life was choosing to study abroad in Galway, Ireland during the spring of 2014. I had always planned to…
You know how when someone asks you about your on-and-off relationship with a person, you would just sigh and say, “It’s complicated”? Well, that has…
[dropcap size=small]M[/dropcap]ost Americans old enough to follow the news during the early 1990s remember the period marked by a bloody civil war in Bosnia and…
Majestic. That’s the only word that describes the beauty of Russia. Even today, you can see the richness and beauty of the Russian Empire throughout…
A man with his face half-soaked with shade from a straw sombrero balances his wheelbarrow as he bolts down the heightened aisles of earth, lifting…
[dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]t’s been a week since I arrived in the beautiful city of Seville, Spain! I’m finally settling in now, and I’m loving every second of…