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An around-the-world address book

When I was 4 years old, my mom agreed to host a French teenager for the summer through our local Chamber of Commerce. However, 18-year-old Sebastien wasn’t as keen as the rest of the students to visit California: he had recently fallen in love with a...
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The down under edition

While cleaning out my inbox a few days ago, I found an email from January 2010 where my dad innocently inquired what the heck I was doing with my life. This was my response: 2316...
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Hell (and heaven) is traveling with other people

As Sartre once famously declared: hell is other people. Nowhere is that more true than when it comes to the solo traveler. Readjusting to traveling with other people can be quite the task when you’ve gotten accustomed to sharing responsibility, power...
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Confessions of a first-time couchsurfer

As a solo female traveler, I’ve always been a bit wary of Couchsurfing. Sure, the concept is great: instead of being isolated in a hotel room or surrounded by other travelers in a hostel, you’re immersed in the culture by staying with passionate...
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The cultural mixup of being American

At home, you often get asked “what” you are. For me, the answer was long but easy: one quarter German, one quarter Polish, one quarter Italian and one quarter Irish. I identify most with being German, since I studied the language (briefly), am...
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