“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 …
Wandering Texas: The Orange Show
I have been sitting here for 15 minutes, and I still have no idea where to even begin. Very few times in my life have …
Blackpool: It Is What You Make It
“I want to live here,” I said to my family as we strolled the streets of Blackpool. My mother laughed at this. “You want to …
Wandering Paris: Une ville qui bouge beaucoup
Paris. Often known as the city of love, I discovered it was so much more in the two weeks that I spent there improving my …
Bridges by Emily Ward
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh wasn’t prepared for us, for three teenagers drunk on the freedom of a day without planned activities and …
Wandering Paris: A Moveable Feast
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it …
‘All the Cheesy Places’ Road Trip
“In honor of All the Bright Places, the Zion-Benton Public Library (in Zion, IL) took a road trip around Kenosha, Wisconsin, to discover its weird …
Kirkintilloch: A Ghost Town Filled with Life
You probably haven’t heard of Kirkintilloch before, and that’s okay. A small town on the outskirts of Glasgow, its most notable features are charity shops …
Wander Raven Cliff Falls
For my birthday, my parents decided to take me out of town — one of the perks of being born over Labor Day weekend. I …