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Visiting Wales

Visiting Wales

Idyllic is quite easily the best description of Wales. Plentiful sheep wandering the lush green landscape, rolling hills, and slate boundary walls that wind along the roads, all calmly demanding serenity. My itinerary mostly revolved around...Continue reading

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Visiting Iceland

Visiting Iceland

The axiom about Iceland is that it's expensive and relatively cold—even in the summer. Those are two things of which most people are already well aware. However, there are many aspects that vastly changed my preconception of the count...Continue reading

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Visiting Australia

Visiting Australia

I’m not a collector of rare artifacts or even a big spender in general. My intangible collection is travelling. Whether an inherent urge or a seeker of knowledge, the attraction is experiencing new environments, cultures, and food. A year...Continue reading

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Visiting New Zealand

Visiting New Zealand

The thought of a 17+ hour flight from Chicago to Auckland, New Zealand, can make the most traveled person nervous. Despite the long flight, New Zealand was a country I’ve always wanted to visit. Giant ferns, beautiful beaches, and the Lor...Continue reading

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Raphael Fontenot

"Following a young Frenchman in the mid-sixteenth century, Raphael Fontenot depicts the life of a religious refugee and his family as they flee persecution along with several hundred others—sailing to the New World. As native attacks on t...Continue reading

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Eastern Illinois University and the Great War

Eastern and the Great War

Published in Illinois Heritage 15, no. 6 (December 2012): 8-11. By the end of the Great War, four major powers—Germany, Russia, and the Empires of Austria-Hungary and Ottoman—were militarily and financially defeated, with the...Continue reading
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