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Cathedral of Learning

Reaching into the clouds in the college part of town, The Cathedral of Learning catches attention with its Gothic architecture style....

Red beans and rice, muffulettas, po'boys...

"There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that." ~Lenny...

The Lower 9th Ward

The direct and indirect death toll of Katrina reached 4,081 people The people we met in New Orleans overall were friendly and we were...

The National WWII Museum

"One cannot go to war and come back normal" -Richard Proulx, Infantryman, US Army The World War II museum is ranked the #2 museum in the...

Laissez les bon temps rouler

Let the good times roll! The city of New Orleans is celebrating its 300th anniversary, the tricentennial of the Crescent City. For...

So I ate a worm

When in Rome, amiright? A delicacy in Southern Africa is the mopane worm. They come from the mopane tree, which is known for its durable...

Introduction

"To travel is to live" - Hans Christian Andersen Hi, I’m Michelle Andersen. I have fallen head over heels in love with travel and have...

NaDEET

This weekend we headed out to NaDEET, the Namib Desert environmental education trust. They work to educate people about a sustainable...

Swakopmund

This weekend’s trip was to Swakopmund, a coastal area. It is an area that was a large part in the Herero-Nama genocide committed by the...

Rural Homestay

For my final homestay, I had the pleasure of staying with Rebecca, her daughter, Rena, and Rena's three year old son, Rio on their farm...

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