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Blazing Through Dallas Part II: The Heritage Village

Have you ever watched Red River? Well, you don’t get much more Texan than John Wayne and cattle drives. Have you ever wanted to step into that world for a couple hours? Just outside downtown Dallas there is such a place where it is,…

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Blazing Through Dallas Part I: Bring on the Heat!

“I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. And this is true to the extent that people either passionately love Texas or passionately hate it and,…

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Absorbing Antietam: A Civil War Lesson

My dad is an interesting person to say the least, and he’s incredibly intelligent. Alas, he has his quirks like everyone else, and his quirks manifest themselves into only a handful of intense passions. Some of these include baseball, wine, and civil war history.…

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Shortcut to Europe: EU Embassy Open House

While it’s been very difficult being stuck in one place for the time being, I did have the unique experience of “traveling” to different countries without leaving my hometown of Washington, DC. 2016 was the 10th Anniversary of the EU Embassy Open House event.…

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The Pubs of Belfast

Back when I studied abroad in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2014, I discovered the fun and wonder of going to the pub. Pub culture was not something I was aware of growing up in the US and Thailand as a teenager. Since then I…

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The Big Apple: Hello, We Meet Again!

In September, I found out that Victor’s parents were heading on a trip to New York City in October. I’m not exactly next door, but I am just a bus ride away. I knew I had to go visit them, and I also wanted…

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NYC Wrap-Up: Islands, Art, and Libraries

Back in August 2015, I headed back to the Big Apple to visit some friends and family (read about my last visit in March here). I had just graduated from college and finished my summer internship in Washington, D.C., so I decided to launch…