by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Culture, Fall 2016
Kenya is a land of vast natural beauty. However, the country’s magnificent landscape is marred by the trash that washes up on beaches and flows out of landfills. In the last two decades, entrepreneurial individuals have found ways to recycle certain kinds of waste...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Culture, Fall 2016
Cinnamon Challenge, anybody? This social media craze may be relatively recent, but cinnamon itself is one of the oldest known spices in the world—it was imported from Egypt as early as 2000 BC and is mentioned in Greek texts beginning in 700 BC. Cinnamon was highly...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | Culture, Spring 2016
On the list of go-to answers for favorite things to do, reading is near the top for many people. In a bookshop (generally referred to as a bookstore in the United States), we find worlds we can live in for a season. The best London bookshops have many things to offer....
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | 2016, Archive, Culture, Spring 2016
Nothing says “summer” like a hot corn dog, an ice-cold lemonade, and a stroll between the rides, games, and food vendors in the midway at a state fair. As one of the oldest and largest fairs, the Iowa State Fair is also perhaps the most famous. It was the inspiration...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | 2016, Archive, Arts, Culture, Spring 2016
One of the easiest ways to absorb rich Hispanic culture is by observing Latin dancing. Latin dances have developed over hundreds of years. Many began as folk dances and social dances. Others began as competition dances. Some of these dances were even meant to tell a...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | Culture, Spring 2016
You want to see the world. You’re also broke. Is there a solution to this problem other than binge-watching Bollywood films? Yes! The solution is to make money, or at least break even, while you travel. Some of the most popular options are teaching English, working in...
