My Heritage
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My Family is the Mob and the Amish Shop at WalMartThat is the voice of my mother waking me at 2:30 in the morning to go to the airport. I am strangely wide awake after only 4 hours of sleep and before I am even fully dressed, Grandma is at the front door, suitcase in hand. We are going to Cleveland, Ohio to see her Italian brother and family for... Category: Heritage |
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Israel through the Eyes of JesseA pilgrimage is when an individual travels to a place that has major religious significance to that person. In the Jewish religion, a pilgrim goes to Israel. A pilgrim can be any size, religion, or age. This time, I was the pilgrim, a taller than average... Category: Heritage |
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March Of The LivingWe visited Auschwitz, and saw rooms filled with shoes taken from the prisoners. I saw pictures of babies who were tortured and glass exhibits filled with human hair. We visited Treblinka, a camp completely destroyed by the Nazis to hide their crimes, a Nazi made forest in its place, and memorials... Category: Heritage |
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Trip to Roaring GujaratIn the summer of 2011, my parents, my sister and I took a trip to India to visit our family. It took about 16 hours of flying time to reach Mumbai, where we waited overnight for the morning flight to Indore, where my father’s side of the family lives, and nearby Ujjain, where my mother... Category: Heritage |
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Big Things Come in Small Packages: The Island of BarbadosMy trip to Barbados in the summer of 2011 was without a doubt, one of the best trips I have ever experienced in my life. Barbados, the birth country of super-star Rihanna, the well-known cricketer Sir Garry Sobers, as well as the birthplace of my own father, is praised for its beaches, nature, and... Category: Heritage |
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The Will Of The WeedsThe air in Guilin is scorching hot, and temperatures have climbed to over a hundred degrees. Although we’ve escaped from the city to the countryside, we can’t escape the heat. Even the metal on our tandem bicycles we’ve rented is hot to the touch. Instantly, I begin to notice... Category: Heritage |
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Return to RootsEvery summer I get the chance to travel to a new exotic place in the world. All these trips are exciting and memorable, but none of these trips compare to when I go back to my native country, Poland. Even though I cannot spend my day lying on the beach, by the pool, or just visiting the... Category: Heritage |
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Hemkunt Sahib: An AdventureHemkunt Sahib is a Sikh temple in the Himalayas, surrounded by seven snowy mountain peaks. This is said to be the place where the tenth Sikh “guru”, Gobind Singh Ji found God. Many people climb the mountain to visit the temple, not as a pilgrimage, but because of its importance in Sikh... Category: Heritage |
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A Journey Through Golden FabricIt took 32 hours and three different flights to get to Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Being born into the United States Military, travelling long distances was no new experience for me. Except this time it was. The difference was that it wasn't the immortal guardians of history, culture, and earth that... Category: Heritage |
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10,000 Miles Worth of MemoriesTraveling about 10,000 miles away seems like a crazy trip to make, especially landing on one of the world’s most populated nation: China. Coming from the airport in a van with my family, I never really expected what I was in for. One thing that I knew for certain was that I was back in my... Category: Heritage |
