“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” -David Mitchell
Dear Past Me
Hey, 8th grade me! Things kind of suck right now. You’ve been dealing with depression for a while, and you think everyone expects perfection from …
Badass Ladies in History: Rani of Jhansi
Welcome back to Badass Ladies in History, Germ readers! I’m wishing you all a happy summer, and I hope that you are all staying cool …
Drowned by Kayla King
Try to find some trace of me in the sky. Even after it clouds with lost dreams & divine decks of cards meant for more …
Untitled by Alexandra Watkinson
I take a deep breath, looking up. I hold the pages against me. Am I ready? I push open the door to the building, the …
Daily Germ
“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” -Anais Nin
When You Think About the Next Five Years
You might be thinking about the future as you read this. Maybe you’re thinking: The next five years. What about the next five minutes? What …
Gap Year Travel Inspiration
Gapyear.com offers this beautiful travel video to inspire your gap year plans. Kien Lam — photographer, filmmaker, and traveler extraordinaire — posted this film and …