What most people don’t know is that there’s an identical copy of the statue in Sarasota, Florida! La Jolla Sea Wall and Children’s Pool Visiting San Diego for the first time?! You’ve gotta come to La Jolla and see the seals! We watched the seals (and their pups!) for over an...
The rest of the way down was steep and covered in tiny volcanic rock pebbles, and many people lost their footing, myself included, sliding on the pebbles. There were beautiful views along the way but I found it harder, certainly scarier, going down than up even though it was daylight as...
Her freelance writing has been featured in Women's Health, Runner's World, PEOPLE, and more. Emily is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she majored in magazine journalism at the Medill School of Journalism and minored in musicology. Currently residing in Charleston, South Car...
When I was 19 years old and just entering the geology major, I used to marvel at how sidewalks cracked. In front of me, almost in real time, geological weathering processes were at work, mostly through growing tree roots, differential settling of a sidewalk’s base, or a host of other ...
Forty-five minutes (and a short nap) later, I was exiting Bacharach’s small station and heading into the lower town along the river. Bacharach Train Station First views of Bacharach from the train station Walking along the main street, I found it to be extremely picturesque and quiet, ...
President Zachary Taylor never saw Mount Taylor nor set foot in New Mexico, but he made his mark on the modern state of New Mexico in a couple of ways. As a prominent general in the Mexican-American War, he helped bring most of the territory of New Mexico into the United States. And...
Yes, of course, that means self-care, too. I’m trying to care for my energy, my optimism, like a fragile Faberge egg. So I microdose the news. Folks are not marginalized because they choose to be. There are actual soulless, heartless policies that aim to cut people off from society...
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. –Helen Hayes While we’re celebrating women for extraordinary achievements, let’s also take time today to celebrate the everyday women who craft the ordinary into beautiful lives for others. ...
For the last 2-3 years, she suffered from dementia and almost immediately forgot most people in her life, but she didn’t seem to forget my husband, my son, or me. Two days before her passing, I wanted to offer my husband and father-in-law a gift of hope that ere the end she ...
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has denied reports that commercial banks were asked to deposit all their U.S. dollars into the central bank. China's growth outlook positive despite uncertainties Many economists believe that despite downward pressure and uncertainties, China's economic outlook re...