When you don’t speak the language
While I was in Rome in 2009, I had the pleasure of serving in a soup kitchen ran by a gaggle of older, Italian-only speaking nuns. Conversation with the (mostly) men who came in for a free, hot meal...
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My philosophy professor: “There are no movies nowadays that depict what true love is- not one single film”. This shy guy in the front row: “Obviously you haven’t seen A Walk to Remember, like only the...
View ArticleLately Kately
Months ago, I did a Google search to find volunteer opportunities abroad. The trouble with these opportunities is that they often involve a time commitment of at least two weeks if not months, and...
View ArticleFind Your Fuel
My mom once won the grand prize at a fundraiser. It was an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas for two. She should have taken my dad. But she didn’t. She didn’t take anyone because she never took the...
View ArticleSecrets from a Blue Zone
It’s not easy to believe that a third world country the size of West Virginia is home to more centenarians than anywhere on earth. But that’s what Dan Buettner discovered nearly seven years ago while...
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