Making travel stories we don't tell our mothers
Study abroad packing lists can get excessive. Your program will likely send you one that’s outdated and full of extra items (mine recommended I bring my favorite cassettes!), your parents will sneak even more extras into your bag, and you yourself will be left with some tough decisions on what you can and can’t live... Continue Reading →
Let me treat you to a little snippet from my old personal journal, dramatically written (please don’t judge me) in the Atlanta airport just before I took my first international flight ever: “One hour until I board the metal box that will take me across the Atlantic. It's not the flying that makes... Continue Reading →
Morocco is an absolutely gorgeous country. Unfortunately, it also has a bit of a reputation for having unreasonably high levels of street harassment. I really do wish this was another negative stereotype I could correct for you, but in keeping with our core promise, I have to be honest: it's pretty bad. It can become... Continue Reading →
There are so many things you will learn when you first visit Morocco, both well documented and completely out of the blue. It’s an incredibly vibrant country with plenty to discover for any type of traveler, from the budget backpacker to the luxury resort goer. If you’re looking for things that aren’t in the travel... Continue Reading →
Probably the most common question I hear from people considering going to Morocco, or who know that I’ve lived there, is “isn’t the street harassment supposed to be terrible there?” Whether earned or not, Morocco has a reputation for being one of the most unsafe countries for women traveling alone. Stories of being followed, inappropriately... Continue Reading →
While living in Morocco, I was having tea with a woman named Farah who had recently sent her daughter to study abroad in the United States. Having done her own graduate schooling there, she was perfectly familiar with what living abroad entails. Farah had a lot of truly incredible insights about study abroad and living... Continue Reading →
As annoying as constantly talking about your travels can be, it’s true that travel transforms us, and wanting to share those new parts of yourself with people back home is totally natural. However, doing so without coming off as pretentious or making others feel bad can be a bit of a challenge.
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