travel
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It’s time to start staying in hotels again
It’s a Friday night. White clouds hang low in the sky, heavy with bursts of summer rain. The July sun is still lingering above the horizon – it won’t set until after 8pm, when the cicadas have started singing and the mosquitoes have already eaten me alive. I’m cruising down I-985, my foot hovering over…
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All flights lead to Atlanta: how ATL became the busiest airport in the world
It’s the weekend. I’m somewhere in West Virginia – at a family reunion, maybe. I might be visiting my parents in Michigan, or staying with my friends in Maine. I’m talking to a stranger, the friend of a friend or the wife of a cousin. I balance a Coke between my hands and run my…
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In defense of the Peace Corps
If you’ve met me in-person, you’ve heard me talk about Namibia. You’ve seen the way my eyes light up, the way I smile and trip over my words as I try to pour out all the love I have in my heart for the place that I once called home. You know all the stories…
Rachel M. Beard 