by Mallory Atack There was something so romantic about Venice. Especially at night, the orange street lights andcandles at restaurant patios bathed the canals in subtle ochre for our gondola ride, giv...Read More
by Owen Xu On the red wooden table, a wisp of smoke rose from the incense burning in a silvercauldron carved with soaring dragons. A plate held apples, pears, and oranges, peanuts. A glassvase stood e...Read More
by Julia Weigelt The sky over São Miguel stretched endlessly as I looked up through the sunroof of our rentedcar. Shades of blues and soft grays shifted with the clouds that moved as if the Atlantic ...Read More
by Ella Visconti I didn’t think I’d fall into the trap. The cliché American in a Scandinavian country, oohing and ahhing over how everything was so much better. That is, until late October, when,...Read More
by Victoria Semmelhack It was a putridly, infuriatingly hot day on Anydros. I had chosen to wear my long hiking pants and shirt so as to avoid getting my already-scratched limbs even more beaten. By t...Read More
by Erin Mattingly All I saw was grey. My hands gripped the sandy volcanic rock. My feet slid backward. My butt was sticking up in the air. It should have been funny– this distorted version of ...Read More
by David Lee After handing over my ID, I was ushered through two sets of metal doors. Here, I was greeted by chaos. Blinding lights, shouting voices, and a palpable sense of excitement. The clic...Read More
by Meg Frost No one believed Fred when he proposed the idea of our ragtag public school team going to the Women’s Henley regatta in England. Standing on the dirt floor of our “erg barn,” a...Read More
Matt opened the car door, handing me his potted plants one after one, precious cargo that he was trusting me to find a place for in the overstuffed Prius. The cactus posed a particular challenge...Read More
by Sam Gossard I gazed up at the entrance. It was nothing like I had imagined. The minimalist architecture made you think that you’re about to walk into some modern art exposition, hinting nothing...Read More
