humanity
If nothing else, travel opens your eyes to the colorful quilt that is humankind.
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It was at a small diner in Iowa that I met her. I couldn't tell you her name, or much of what she looked like, but I remember our conversation. My now husband, Shane and I were on the first leg of our cross country road trip. We told her of our six months of working multiple jobs and renovating the old camper we found on Craigslist. It was a story we would tell a million more times before the trip was through, and yet it was not our story that keeps this moment in time stuck in my mind, it was hers.
By Shannon Obbagy5 years ago in Wander
Moving to Việt Nam during a pandemic: Chapter 2, 3 December 2021
I moved to Ho Chi Minh City - formerly known as Sai Gon, a name still widely used in the city itself - on Monday. A week locked in a hotel room should have been long enough to sort out all the admin requirements. I acquired a SIM card, downloaded apps, and completed online declarations. I saved QR codes and plane tickets to my phone. And I made sure I was in reception half an hour before my taxi was due, at 11am, just in case there was a problem paying for my daily 'coffee latte, hot', which turned out to cost £4 each, or my nightly 'Bia Sai Gon' which cost a much more reasonable £1 each.
By Christopher Howe5 years ago in Wander
Kindergarten Train
I’ll be on the train. It’ll be an underground train, like the subway, but at an airport. One door is both the exit and the entrance, with a few people trickling in and out. The train’s name will be Bart and my father will have warned me about him. The train will have pastel colours of gum, crafted into graffiti and messages in another language.
By Eve Ballard5 years ago in Wander
Pittsburgh2Paris
The abridged story of the journey of a girl from a small mill town to the big city. I am originally from North Braddock, Pennsylvania. An old mill town that has seen much better days. We lived with my grandmother, 2 uncles and an aunt in a 4 bedroom house on the hill. There were 7 of us there. My childhood was happy. Our family was a good family and there was always a lot of love and laughter. Still, it was a middle class life in Pittsburgh. We ate the basic meat and potatoes at dinner time. No one in our family drank alcohol except maybe a little around the holidays. The little bit of travel that we did do was by automobile and therefore quite limited. I always had my nose in some book, so of course I dreamed about all the exotic places that I would go, the different foods to try, and new people to meet that I was often reading about. I was sometimes accused of daydreaming. In hindsight I was a thinker. A planner. I am still both of those things. Children should not be shamed for being in their own world. It’s a blessing not a curse.
By Karolyn Denson Landrieux5 years ago in Wander
Thanksgiving in a War Zone
For the first time in twenty years, there will be no Thanksgiving celebration in Afghanistan. I have celebrated Thanksgiving serving overseas in South Korea, Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan; however, the Thanksgiving celebration in Afghanistan in 2012 was the most memorable due to its impact on the international coalition.
By Chad Pillai5 years ago in Wander
The Wonders of Living in a Foreign Tongue
As I sat in the Parisian metro, I tuned out the world around me without having plugging in my headphones. Tired from my busy day at university, I am once again reminded of one of my favourite parts about living in Paris, about living in France. Unless I'm actively listening, my French isn't fluent enough to understand a random conversation. I get the opportunity to tune out.
By Leona Françoise Caanen5 years ago in Wander
Day out in Stratford-Upon-Avon
My Aunt and I wanted to go out for the day and we both decided we wanted to go to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Banbury has good transport links to many great places like London, Oxford,Birmingham, Warwick, Manchester and Newcastle. Most travelling to some of the major cities only need one bus or train journey and changing trains isn’t needed.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Wander
Netherlands
Amsterdam - Almere The airport is exactly what I expected, - classic colors, odd white toilets, and lots of lights. The customs officers didn’t even glance my way as I walked through, and immigration officer simply smiled at me and stamped my passport with a “enjoy your stay in Netherlands,” and her smile matched her accent - long and carefully pronounced.
By Kevin I. Barkman5 years ago in Wander
Nicholas Salzano Sharing Traveling to Jamaica is An Awe-Inspiring Experience
Nicholas Salzano, a famous traveller from New Jersey, has penned down his travelling experience to Jamaica. Jamaica is known for its eminent magnificence, brilliant seashores, emerald mountains, turquoise oceans, falls, coral reefs, rain-forests, and streams.
By Nicholas Salzano5 years ago in Wander
One Night in Bangkok
One night in Bangkok, Thailand I woke up from a black-out sitting on a chair in a small, white room on the side of a hustling street. A businessman was rambling away to two police officers, pointing at me, and throwing his hands up in the air. The officers were alternating between listening to him and looking at me, probably wondering to themselves, “This guy?”
By Cody Ferguson5 years ago in Wander
