Passport Power

It was a warm day in Indonesia, like most of them are.  Sitting on a bamboo bench, I pulled my American passport out of my front pocket to stop it from sticking to my leg. Glancing at the eyes of my local benchmate, I realized that they were locked not on me, the strange foreigner, […]

Empathy Travel and The Power of Outrospection

Travel is dangerous… especially if you are happy with the status quo.

If you don’t like change, especially within yourself, it’s best not to travel.

However, if you want to see what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes and learn to see yourself and the world from a new perspective, travel […]

Amman Photo Scavenger Hunt

If you’ve signed up for the Amman photo scavenger hunt, here are a few things you’ll need to know:

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  • Each team needs to bring at least one digital camera with a time stamp set to local time.
  • We will rendezvous at the Citadel parking lot at 11:00am.
  • At said parking lot, your […]

Travel and the Bliss of Rediscovery

Familiarity has a tendency to make our everyday experiences seem banal; a commute to work, a neighborhood park, a bag of chips… Actually, it’s difficult to imagine a bag of chips not seeming trite.

It’s only when we experience a dramatically unfamiliar place, and then return home that we are able to see with fresh […]

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