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The trip home

Photo by Tim StreetWe said goodbye to Paris and the Seine one last time.I woke up to the joyful sounds of French cartoons and a ringing phone.It was 7:15 AM. After a week of teasing pockets of sleep...

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An American girl in Paris

I wouldn’t have noticed the plaques if they weren’t pointed out to me. Along a busy Paris street, the foot-long plaques don’t stand out against the beautiful buildings that tower above them. But they...

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An overseas resting place

NORMANDY, March 12, 2008 — The Normandy American Cemetery rests on 172.5 acres of land in northern France on a cliff overlooking the English Channel and Omaha Beach. It was established on June 8, 1944,...

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A British welcome

LONDON– We arrived in London, dirty and tired from 12 hours of traveling. At first, the buildings and scenery looked similar to things in the United States. We took a bus to the hotel. Besides the cars...

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Thousands of souls laid to rest

To witness the vastness of it all left me speechless. It became so great and so singular all in one glance. Row after row of white marble crosses and stars of David glare in the face of the...

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Montmartre

A friend once told me that Montmartre sits up just high enough to look down on the rest of the city of Paris. I had no idea he was being more than figurative until I climbed up the endless stairs to...

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A stunning sight

NORMANDY, March 12, 2008 – I visited the American Cemetery today in Normandy, France. It was a beautiful day with the sun shining and the ocean water glistening as the sun’s rays reflected off it. The...

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A house on Baker Street

LONDON, England—The house at 221b Baker Street stands five stories tall, stately over-looking the historic avenue. In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s descriptions, the area perpetually bustles with...

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The beaches of Normandy

Seen from your living room, the beaches of Normandy seem like something that exists only in movies like Saving Private Ryan or the HBO television series Band of Brothers. Staring at your computer...

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Riding the tube

Riding the tube is a test of faith in humanity.After all, it takes up to two hours to get ready to board an airplane, but doesn’t that make everyone feel safe?The security checkpoints in airports are...

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