Archive for the ‘TRAVEL DIARIES’ Category
Buna Ziua From Buchresti!
It was with mild reluctance that I finally purchased a plane ticket to Bucharest, Romania- two days before the flight. I finally gave in to a friend’s persistence to sojourn to Eastern Europe. Thus I ended up in an area of the world, and a country in which I never imagined going. What did I know about...
June 3rd, 2010 | INTERNATIONAL, TRAVEL DIARIES | Read More
Indiana Prairies In Bloom
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May 7th, 2010 | HEADLINES, LOCAL, TRAVEL DIARIES | Read More
Walking Backwards in Japan
by Tiffany Young
A couple of summers ago I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Japan for two weeks of culture, learning, fun, and freedom. What transpired easily exceeded my expectations and opened my mind. I didn’t know exactly what to expect, only that I anticipated the unexpected. I remember...
April 25th, 2010 | HEADLINES, INTERNATIONAL, TRAVEL DIARIES | Read More
U of C Voices from Abroad: Italy’s Two-Faced Liberties
The culture shock inherent in traveling does not spare you in Rome. Its ubiquitous police force comes in four easily identifiable divisions, including military police. They all patrol the city streets. The shocking numbers of police seem to parallel the crushing volume of tourists trawling the city....
April 9th, 2010 | INTERNATIONAL, TRAVEL DIARIES | Read More





