August 17, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Bruce After spending the holidays at home with my family, I traveled to the East Coast to get my WEMT (Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician) in New Hampshire. Before the WEMT course, I spent a week exploring Boston with my...
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August 14, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Bruce I walked out of the airport. I felt lost. I had been transported to a different world where it was hot and hard to breathe. I looked around and met eyes with the tall man with the widest...
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August 13, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Akari People assume that being fully Japanese meant living in Tokyo would come easily to me. On paper, sure. I grew up in Singapore, but I’ve visited Japan at least twice a year for as long as I can...
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August 10, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Daniel J As summer began breathing its sweltering breath over the world, I began my voyage to England to tour the London area (05/06/2026-05/12/2026). I have always wanted to go to England. Since I was young, I have been...
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August 5, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Jett Over the course of my gap year, I experimented with landscape photography, time-lapse photography, and astrolandscapes, along with refining my astrophotography processing skills. Below are a few samples from my year (and a photo of my dog I...
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August 4, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Henry An hour or two north of Rome lies the town of Alviano. Like many of the region’s towns it is actually two separate towns, upper and lower Alviano. This distinction dates back to ancient Roman times and even...
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August 3, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By: Ella In April, I walked the Camino de Santiago with my friend Vivi. The Camino is a roughly 500-mile walk across northern Spain. Each night we stayed in albergues—hostels for pilgrims—and each day we walked from one town to...
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July 31, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Hannah With the end of my gap year approaching, I want to go over maybe a few random things I missed in my other posts and reflect a little bit. My daily routine in China pretty much consisted of...
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July 24, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Henry We were about to climb a mountain in the Indian Himalayas, and the signs were not auspicious. Our instructors took one look at the clouds, and could tell something was coming. We’d also seen flashing lights on a...
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July 22, 2026
By: Aliza Snow
By Jake At the beginning of my gap year, enrolling in an EMT course was one of the experiences I was most excited about. I expected to learn how to assess patients, treat injuries, and respond to emergencies. While I...
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