Florida Culture for the Week of January 19, 2015 by Josh Garrick
Jan 20 – Former US Ambassador Andrew Young at Rollins College
Early exposure to languages and folk melodies instilled in global musician Shannon Heaton a love of tradition. From her first music lessons (piano with her mom, recorder from her Belgian neighbor in Nigeria), to rehearsals on Aacharn Jiraporn's porch in Suphanburi, to winters in Clare, she has been drawn to traditional music.
The Thames River valley is steeped in history and tradition. To me, it is the epitome of the English countryside. I’ve been lucky to visit many times and was looking for a fresh perspective this trip. I decided to try a close-up perspective, a zoomed-in look at the details that make up this landscape that I love.
People love Paris. It's a fact. I don't know what it is about Paris that is so attractive, but Paris has, of course, a certain je ne sais quoi.
If you are headed to Paris this year, we've got plenty of resources (see below), but today I'm recommending a new Paris guidebook from one of my favorite publishers, DK Eyewitness Guides.
Claudia Laroye lives in Vancouver, Canada. She was a Rotary Club Exchange Student from Canada to Sweden in 1985-1986. Claudia writes and blogs as thetravellingmom.ca, offering a modern mom's guide to family travel sanity.
Any walk along the Sydney Harbour foreshore which starts with a ferry ride is guaranteed to lighten your step, if not your backpack if you weaken to the lure of that energy providing chocolate bar which you plan to munch mid journey.
Hillary Fox is a photographer, author, and educator. Originally from Detroit, she can now be found, in between her globe-spanning adventures, residing near the canals of Amsterdam. Hillary's subject matter ranges from stock photography to fine art, arid mid-west to urban decay, and all points between, making her a diversely experienced professional with keen insight into numerous styles.
Jun Sekiya is a freshman currently studying Film at New York University. He is half-Japanese half Cuban-American, and was raised in Tokyo through a mix of Japanese kindergarten, international schools, and multiple read throughs of the Harry Potter series.
Looking for ways to satisfy your wanderlust, discover new destinations, and not break the bank while doing so? Enter the world of hostels.
As a white American with Eastern European heritage, I come from a culture where you do not remove your shoes as soon as you enter someone else's house. You wear your shoes in the house, removing them when sitting or climbing on things such as a bed or sofa. Growing up, I had one friend whose family removed their shoes when they entered their house.