She put some earth (泥土), flowers and water into suitcases (手提箱) when she traveled. After her trips, she would show these landscapes in the suitcases to her neighbors.If you open Vance’s suitcases, you will see small forests,62. ___ and rivers. But you can’t find roads or 63...
I knew that I wanted to stay in a hotel that’s more upscale than when I was on my long trip to give myself some of the safeguards and comfort I needed for a short trip. My driver and I found each other as soon as I left customs and not even 20 minutes into my arrival in Col...
Tuesday, October 1: I came to Kyoto during the Lunar New Year in February 2011, when I was teaching English in South Korea. It was freezing cold when I was here then. On Tuesday the forecast was 90 degrees, so it was much less pleasant for me. Give me a cold day any day! But ...
You can check out how to write one here: The Society of Classical Poets: “How to Write a Villanelle (With Examples).” You can either set your own poetic intentions, or use one of the prompts I’ve listed on this page: writing prompts: poetry. (This page is a work in process). ...
You can also put a gas in a tube colored with a phosphorescent powder coating. So if you put neon in a yellow tube, you get an orangish color. One amazing relic of the golden age of neon are the suitcases carried by neon salesmen. They contained every color they could make. The...
(think: dead cockroach on the floor) and ate the breakfast. The food was good, and the woman working at the front desk was confused why we were leaving. I felt so guilty but also just couldn’t do it, so we told her our plans had changed and then we lugged our suitcases out into...
Before that there was a familiar rhythm to getting back to packing lunches and supervising homework and meeting new teachers. And then suddenly the tune changed – we were helping our kids (young adults really) pack suitcases, buy dorm or apartment supplies – Ikea dishes and clothes hampers, ...
There were long faces as we reunited with the clean clothing from our suitcases in a beautiful warm room – but no time to enjoy. YES, we had an early morning breakfast and then off to avoid the crowds at the border into Argentina. Drive to El Calafate Goodbye Chile! Goodbye W! So ...
that connected us to the orphanage also collects clothing and toys for poor people living in the mountains. My friend and I were able to bring three suitcases full of clothes, coats and toys to be delivered to a small Andean community as Christmas gifts – more than 200 parents and children...
taking an international flight means you get two free checked bags. Even if you can only take one checked bag, you can still have a carry on with a personal bag such as a backpack or purse. With that in mind, you can have two suitcases, a backpack or purse and still be within your...