The good folks at Eat Smart Guides (we love them!) are doing an exciting new tour in 2015 to Turkey!
It was a beautiful night, and the stars were burning bright and vivid. Fireworks exploded in the air, reflecting off the still water of the lake. The vibrant colors morphed from blue to red, then orange and yellow and purple. It was almost too much to take in at once. All the while, a fire was blazing, creating orange and yellow patterns that were as enticing to see as the fireworks.
Amanda Kendle was born and raised in Western Australia but left in her 20s to teach English in Japan, Slovakia, and Germany, before returning to Perth to continuing teaching English to foreign students in Australia before her travel-loving son was born.
Traveling, as wonderful and exciting as it may be, takes a toll on us. After a while, it seems kind of nice to go home and be boring. Not that boring is a bad thing, when it comes to things we miss when traveling.
Danielle Oteri is an art historian, writer, professor and founder of Feast on History. This spring she is leading a creativity retreat where she'll bring entrepreneurs to ancient sites in Southern Italy with a program designed to transform ideas into innovations. She studied abroad in Italy.
If you want to hear great music, New York City is one of the best places in the world to visit. Beyond music, the Big Apple is home to any and all entertainment you may be looking for, whether it's sports, comedy, or something else entirely. From the ultra-famous to the hip and indie, these venues host great shows worth checking out next time you're in the city.
Florida Culture for the week of February 9, 2015 by Josh Garrick
Feb 11 -- DIANA ROSS
Lisa Ellen Niver, M.A. Education, is a passionate writer, educator, social media ninja, speaker and global citizen who has traveled to over one hundred countries and six continents. You might find her underwater, traveling to an exotic location, teaching in the classroom or in print about social media, science education, lifelong learning, books, and travel.
On a drizzling day, when a distant British Queen sanctioned a Phillipant Australian Prime Minister’s “Captain’s Call,” turning a Pommy (Aussie slang for English) Duke (Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s husband) into Knight, we celebrated Australia Day on Sydney Harbour, afloat on a boat.
Lin Yuhan is an international student from Hangzhou, China. She first came to the U.S as an foreign exchange student when she was 16. She graduated from a high school in Missouri, and is currently a college senior studying political science and global studies. She loves exploring culture, civil justice, playing ping pong, and photography.