by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Fall 2015, Insider, Insights, Winter 2015
“I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions,” said Vaclav Havel, a Czech playwright and human rights advocate who became president of Czechoslovakia,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Field Notes, Highway Highlight, Winter 2015
Dingle Peninsula The Slea Head Drive Vibrant emerald foliage grows from rocky cliffs and glacial Atlantic waves crash against rocky shores as sheep wander aimlessly, grazing amidst ancient ruins where historic tales are locked deep inside the remaining stone walls. cc...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path, Winter 2015
One January morning in 1952, Ernesto “Che” Guevara revved up his motorcycle and embarked on a sociopolitical journey into the Argentine countryside. Guevara was searching for an answer to a profound question: Where in this world does South America stand...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Insider, Insights, Winter 2015
At this moment another day of shining’s coming to here, it makes me brand-new more and more. At first, I was embarrassed to sing these lyrics; after all, many of the lyrics didn’t make much sense since the song was written by someone whose primary language was Korean,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Field Notes, Profile, Winter 2015
For Megan Nelson, tourism alone wasn’t enough; her dreams included truly getting to know places by working and volunteering there. Soon after graduating from college, she had the opportunity to work with Jane Goodall through the Tanzania branch of the Roots and Shoots...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Field Notes, Service, Winter 2015
When Ann Laemmlen Lewis describes the air in Mali, West Africa, she does it with a smile on her face. “When you get off the plane, it is balmy, hot, warm—and it smells like Africa,” she says, her eyes sparkling. “It’s kind of a musty, earthy smell. It is desolate; it...
