by Stowaway Magazine | May 31, 2012 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
Tent Poles Recommended I laughed. A lot. “This is not funny!” My mom scowled at our pole-less tent. “Aw, come on—it is funny. I mean this would happen to us.” This referred to our failure to bring tent poles on the second camping trip in a row. Obviously...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 14, 2012 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
A shrieked expletive immediately alerts eight travelers that something is awry. Miriam stares in disbelief at her ticket, profanity steadily flowing from her lips. “I think we’re at the wrong airport!” The rest of us scoff, trying to convince ourselves we couldn’t...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 14, 2012 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
As I walked around Changzhou, China, with my six American friends one night, we were greeted with the usual stares and shouts of “helloooooooooo!” Just to explore, we randomly decided to turn left down a street instead of going the usual way. Above the clouds of...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 1, 2012 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
Gang and mafia members, that’s who! Traveling through an unfamiliar city can be a bit nerve-racking—even frightening. It was in this frame of mind that I landed in New York City with my brother. We were flying home for the summer after finishing a semester at...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 26, 2011 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
I never got used to the rooster that cock-a-doodle-dooed at four o’clock every morning for six weeks while I lived in the small community of El Bonete, Nicaragua. Yet three weeks into my adventure, none of the drastic changes from my city lifestyle had merited the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 26, 2011 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
Every tourist visits Versailles while in France, but my friend and I—two crazy girls armed with backpacks and French dictionaries—were not “every tourist.” Wanting a more magical and authentic French adventure, we caught a train to a place a local recommended:...
