Hey Mom, Bad news: I bought my first pack of cigarettes today. And I guess what they say about it being addictive really is true, considering I also bought a second pack. Now, for the good news: Neither pack was for me. When I was researching hiking near Bali, Mt. Bromo and Ijen immediately rose…
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Arriving At Mt. Bromo
I arrived at Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali at midnight. Hoping to find a quiet bench in the domestic airport for a brief nap before my 6:40 am flight, I embarked on a peculiar 12-minute trek from the international airport through a parking garage adorned with decorative tiles, following signs to the domestic…
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
Here are a few stories, perspectives, and ideas that stood out to me from the heart breaking unbelievable story of the Rwandan genocide as written by a NYT journalist in the book, ‘We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families.’ The Start International Response The Aftermath
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You might speak a different language, but babies make us both smile. You might live in a different part of the equator, but we both enjoy going to the beach with our family. You might have a different major airline in your country, but we both like to laugh.
Meeting John Button
Innocent until proven guilty. But what if you’re wrongly convicted? That is John Button’s story. At the age of 19, he was wrongly convicted of murdering his girlfriend and sentenced to 10 years of hard labor at Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. Even though another prisoner—a convicted serial killer—confessed to murdering John’s girlfriend minutes before…
Elizabeth Beeli 