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One Trip, Three Versions
by Madeleine K. Smith From that summer, I remember this. Basically: Colour, light, movement and a feeling exhilaration and curiosity smushed This is my element This is MY element, I now realize. New...
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“You have arrived at your destination”
by Marziyeh Sheraze It was late in August and near the end of summer when my family decided to finally embark on a trip we had been discussing for six years. It was now or never, so the preparation...
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Beyond Expectations
by Olivia Dagbo Bags packed, money counted and passport in hand, I entered the Greyhound bus with high expectations and excitement. I had long looked forward to leaving Toronto with my mother and...
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Going to Disney World
by Vanessa Bano Excerpt from work in progress Weeks after planning and anticipation, we were finally on our way to Disney World. I could not believe I was about to become one of those kids who could...
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Lumangan
Igbaras, Iloilo. Photo by sharpwine. Used with permission. by Mark A. Velarga Excerpt from work in progress Until I was 7 years old, I lived in Lumangan in the Philippines, a small mountaintop village...
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Going to Guyana
by Christina Fung Excerpt from work in progress My mom’s older sister, or my Aunty Pearl lives in Guyana, a country located right under Venezuela on the coast of South America. My mom’s voice can...
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Going home to Pakistan
by Farwah Ghalib Excerpt from work in progress After a long day’s flight in June, 2011 we arrived at the airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Just the thought of finally arriving to my destination made me...
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Meena Bazaar, Dubai
by Shazia Sunderji Excerpt from work in progress Meena Bazaar turned out to be nothing like what I expected. It was filthy, lacking clean washrooms and cats and dogs roamed the streets scavenging for...
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Traveling alone in India
by Kanka Chaki Excerpt from work in progress In 2007, I backpacked alone through the West Bengal villages in India. I travelled without a map, any form of technology or even a dictionary. My goal was...
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“Are we there yet?”
by Rebecca Holder Excerpt from work in progress There was so much more to the State of New York than New York City — rural areas with open land and rolling hills. The landscape reminded me of the...
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On Belonging
by Archna Kannapiran In the summer of 2011, my sisters, my parents and I travelled to my parents’ homeland of Sri Lanka. My parents had not visited their birthplace for over 20 years and they were...
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