by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 13, 2018 | Fall 2018, Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
If you ever find yourself in Merzouga, Morocco, I have one piece of advice for you: spend a night in the Sahara Desert. Last summer, I had the opportunity to do just that while studying abroad in Morocco, and it is an experience I will never forget. The Sahara extends...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 3, 2018 | Blog, Online Exclusives, Tales From The Trip, Tips & Tricks, Winter 2018
If there’s anything I learned from studying abroad last year, it’s that planning and preparing for any kind of travel is good, but ultimately, flexibility will be your best friend. The most notable time that my friends and I were taught this lesson was on a bitterly...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 15, 2017 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip, Winter 2017
When you think of the beautiful country of Cambodia, you may picture great and ancient temples, such as Angkor Wat and Baksei Chamkrong. You may picture the beautiful and glamorous hotels and city scenes. But, have you ever seen the culture and the history behind the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip, Winter 2016
A Ticky Situation Have you ever been so tired from a trip that when you say “thank you” in Spanish, you realize you’re actually in France? Or get yelled at by Patrick Stewart when he’s on stage? Traveling through Europe, my mom and I found that too many things went...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Spring 2015, Tales From The Trip
The Mountain and the Suitcase Growing up in Texas doesn’t give you a lot of experience with hiking enormous mountains, but my brother Jeremy and I were excited to hike Utah’s Mount Timpanogos (11,752 feet) one night in mid-October 2007. Hiking with us was a guy named...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 16, 2014 | Field Notes, Insights, Tales From The Trip, Winter 2015
Rejuvenation “You don’t have to do it!” my mother yelled to me. I stared down at the blue water tugging my ankles toward the cliff, which at that point became a stunning thirty-foot waterfall. A chill vibrated through my entire body, but it wasn’t caused by the cold...
