by Wanda Medina My first taste of the pura vida began on Playa Espadilla in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. It was there that I was able to overcome one of my greatest fears and truly understand what I was made of. I had always been petrified of waves, and an incident in Mexico years ago…
by Melissa Josue Some women, when diagnosed with breast cancer, decide to travel the world on a grand adventure. Alexandra Alznauer took time off to renovate her apartment and started volunteering. My aunt Carlotta began a yearly pilgrimage to Lourdes in France. But the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund’s clients, many without health insurance or too…
by Stephanie Block She has a good name, the kind that sounds exotic—like a place to meet in Buenos Aires or a type of dance. Meet me later at Cari Borja and we’ll do the Cariborja! Of course, to be official, we have to tack those last few letters on at the end (PhD), and…
by Roxanne Van Leuven It’s that time of year again, when you reluctantly put away your summer dresses and dig through your drawers for your warm winter woolies. The cold season is fast upon us, but this year’s hottest look will give you anything but the winter blues! With the uniform styling of the marching…
by Jennifer Anthony I proved that I would never be a rocket scientist when I was thirteen years old. My English class had just finished reading Orwell’s barely futuristic masterpiece and the test question was meant to be a giveaway, really. What year does this book take place? it read. I scribbled in the current…
by Kristin Pedroja My friend Hannah and I had tossed around the idea of a holiday in Montenegro for months. Both of us live in Slovenia, and living here inevitably opens up a curiosity about the other former Yugoslav nations. The word Montenegro, or Cerna gora (black mountain), conjured up exotic visions of pristine beaches,…
by Wendy H. King Just as Corfu was Odysseus’ last stop on his way home to Ithaca, so the Ionian island was my last stop on a two-month tour of Italy and Greece. I planned to relax on Corfu’s beaches for a few days before heading to France, the last leg of my trip. I…