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Community, Culture, and Machetes: My Adventures in Fiji
Author: Julia Irwin
Categories: MORE GREAT WORK
My eyes wearily fluttered open as a wave of queasiness surged through me. Miniature balloons were inflating and popping simultaneously in both ears. My heart was som Read More›
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Freezing Hands, Warming Spirits: My Experience at the Inauguration of President Barack Obama
Author: Andrew David King
Categories: CHILL, UNITED STATES & CANADA, MORE GREAT WORK
Twenty-eight--it seems such an innocent number. That is, unless you were actually there in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2009, in a crowd of two million also-freezing strangers. As I waited for the soon-to-be 44th President of the Read More›
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The Fateful Hoodoo Hike
Author: Aviva Schaffer
Categories: CHILL, UNITED STATES & CANADA, MORE GREAT WORK
The sky was blue and the air fresh and warm with no humidity. What a glorious afternoon to hike with my family at Bryce Canyon National Read More›
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View From a Moving Car
Author: Akul Amin
Categories: CHILL, ASIA, MORE GREAT WORK
When hiring a driver while travelling, it helps if he looks like one of the most famous film actors of that country. Murali, the driver during the trip that my brother and I took to South India, looked uncannily like Prabhu Deva, the energetic danc Read More›
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Leap of Faith
Author: Alyson Goudzwaard
Categories: CHILL, EUROPE, MORE GREAT WORK
Pounding warmly down, the sun rested high in the sky. Surrounding locals lay out on verdant grass, bronzing their bodies and lazily relaxing. The river rushed rapidly and reflected a gorgeous cerulean blue. The riverbanks, laden w Read More›



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