China: Adventure in the great wide somewhere
21 September 2018 I want adventure in the great wide somewhere. This “Beauty and the Beast” lyric has resonated with me since I was a child growing up in small-town Pennsylvania. I related to Belle on a personal level, always wanting more, looking for interesting things to happen whether they be positive or negative. As....
China – Host Families
Sept. 14, 2018 It has been two weeks since our 14 hour flight landed in Beijing, and we have already experienced so much. This small group of ten unique individuals has begun bonding over our own similarities in such a different culture from our own. So far, everything has been a beautiful combination of adventure,....
Lithuania: Photo Essays
Apskritimai/Circles by Bekah Mongold https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=5886e5d579&view=att&th=164510655d2d12e0&attid=0.2&disp=inline&realattid=f_jj1hd8uk1&safe=1&zw Sukilimo Menas by Toni Doss https://drive.google.com/a/emu.edu/file/d/1magL7kThtRfEbXnJYSCO7sqcl4rGwJox/view?usp=drive_web
India: Rite or Ritual
Rite or Ritual Divine – Sacred – God – Spirit With our words we sew a suit for it but it always bursts the seams no regard for blush or shame, it seems so it’s fitting that this thing unnamed won’t stay cinched in the western clothes we’ve carefully stitched Toothy temple bracelet....
Kenya 2018
Lithuania
Today is Sunday June 3, 2018. We all went to church and it was a good service. We just got back from our week-long trip to Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn. It was very interesting to see the architecture and learn about the history about these cities. There are many monuments and museums that hold tons....
Exploring Paraguay: Asuncion to the Chaco
Montage of India
Through Post-neomodern Art -Yelisey Shapovalov I present to you the best of India through the art form that we millenials connect with most: selfies. My efforts began with the aspirations of sharing my adventures with my parents who are largely responsible for my being here; however, it turned out that they weren’t satisfied with a....
India: Mussoorie, elevation 6,580 feet
Mussoorie Impressions Mussoorie has carried with it more anticipation than any other stop on this trip for me. Although I enjoyed our racing around Rajasthan for two weeks, my mind and body were exhausted and looking forward to resting in one place for some time. As we boarded our third and final overnight train ride,....
India: Rajasthan to Mussoorie
Dawn in Mandawa Location: Roof of a Haveli in Mandawa, Rajasthan, India. 6:15 am. The sound of music drifts through the brisk March air towards me from some unknown source. The city seems still and sleepy. Occasionally, I catch the moo of a cow and the chirp of a bird. Audible all around me is the....