“You cheeky little monkeh,” my free-spirited British cousin would always say. She has only been here, in Melbourne, Australia, for three days to attend a family wedding, and every member of our family has somewhere to take her. We took her to one of Melbourne’s greatest tourist attractions, the Great Ocean Road. The car was […]
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I took this on top of Mount Sugarloaf, Newcastle, Australia. I climbed this mountain (when I say climb, I mean we drove and walked up some steps. It was not a very aggressive climb) with my sister and her boyfriend, so it wasn’t exactly a place I made my own kind of special. There was, […]
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“One belongs to New York instantly. One belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” –Tom Wolfe New York City is a long way from home. Miles of ocean and land lie between Perth and New York City. New York City is like another world. You feel as though you’re in […]
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The definition of homesickness? I used to think it was a joke. Homesickness never really applied to me. I’ve lived in England for as long as I could remember. I can still see the day when the first wave of Homesickness hit me. It was in July last year, when I went to Italy with […]
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My name is Neha Agarwal, and I am from Littleton, Massachusetts. I am known for being an avid reader, so it is not surprising that I am in love with the Harry Potter series. I have constantly been trying to get my younger brother interested in reading as well, and I finally was successful through […]
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A three-day trip to Byron Bay (the most easterly point of Australia mainland) ends faster than you realise, but neither do you realise how many impressions you get before you come home, sit down for a moment, and go over all the pictures in a flashback. Glancing over the blue, endless looking ocean that presents […]
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My name is Kaelin, and I’m a 17-year-old high school senior, and I’ve lived the entirety of my short life in Southern California. Although the city I’ve grown up in is a haven for tourists, it has never felt like home to me. I was 10 years old the first time I visited Washington. I […]
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I discovered All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven this January. The main character Finch was prone to bouts of wanderlust, so in order to pay respect to the character and the authoress, I brought my copy of ATBP with me on a wander around my city. Hanoi (for those who don’t know) is not […]
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“It’s not what you take, it’s what you leave.” —Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places I had missed my family so much. My big enormous beautiful family. I moved from Puerto Rico around 3 and a half years ago. I hadn’t seen my family in over a year; last I went to Puerto Rico was […]
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