Expats, foreign exchange students, and long-term travelers know that living abroad can be hard. We often hear about culture shock, how confounding it can be, and how to prepare for…
Why Eating Alone While Traveling Isn’t Just for Friendless Creeps
I’m hungry, I have some time to kill before the next bullet point on my itinerary, and I’m alone. It would make sense to sit down somewhere and enjoy a…
So Over Marco Polo: 3 Famous Female Adventurers
Woman and man: Both adventurers. Image courtesy of Flickr user SDASM Archives. Shackleton, Marco Polo, Sir Edmund Hillary. We are all familiar with the epic adventures and voyages of the XY…
Meet Sonya Baumstein: She’s the Woman Rowing Solo Across the Pacific Ocean
Seeing the Pacific, stroke by stroke. Image by Flickr user Tim Lucas. Row, Row, Row Your Boat When you imagine the Pacific Ocean, you probably don’t think about rowing in…
A Picture of Gender Equality on a Short Trip to Morocco
Reflection in the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Clarke. I’m writing from a cafe in Fez, one chosen for the sole woman sitting in the window,…