by Shanti Sosienski When I went to Vietnam two years ago, I was often a distant observer. I breathed in the scent of the Pho soup that was carefully prepared at the corner noodle shack, but I didn’t really taste it. There were a few days when I almost convinced myself that this wasn’t the…
by Kristin Pedroja Kristin is obsessed with exploring. Perhaps it was her upbringing in Wichita that got her dreaming of yonder from a tender age, but wanderlust had her in its clutches as soon as she saw the Alps for the first time at age eight. After receiving her English degree at the University of…
by Melissa Walters Day One: Finding My Legs What would the tropics be without a tropical storm? Within moments of my arrival, the bottom fell out of the sky. This gave me time to get unpacked (I brought more stuff than one person should ever take on vacation) and get acclimated to what will be…
by usbridalguide.com Happy New Your to those fabulous, cocky Divas born in: 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, and 2005 Let’s celebrate the Year of The Rooster… The Rooster is a flamboyant personality, feisty and obstinate. She is quite the extrovert, who loves to strut her stuff and is proud of who she…
by Dana Drake It’s so exciting to be in love when February 14 arrives. But when I’m not in a relationship I dread the day. Especially at work, where there are all the unavoidable reminders that it is Saint Valentine’s Day. On that day, the office always looks like a crazy florist with a candy…
by Miranda Kenrick Once upon a spring evening a dozen years ago, I sat with three young Europeans in a café in a small town in Yemen. I had a traveler’s tummy and was temporarily fasting. Not wanting to skulk alone in a grotty room, I joined the trio of diners and chatted with them…