Africa

There is no doubt that African countries offer some of the most exceptional safari experiences in the world. However, it can be daunting to decide...

Forty-eight hours after arriving in Rome to embark on my journey of a summer semester abroad, Reem, my friend and roommate and I are cautiously...

I come from a country called Mozambique, a compassionately alluring country in Southern Africa (on top and to the right of South Africa), with the...

I felt something different in Cairo. I felt home. I bring home everywhere with me, but I felt extra at home here. I’m not Egyptian;...

I’m Egyptian born and raised. My mother’s Egyptian, my father’s Egyptian, all my grandparents are Egyptian – you get the point, I’m as Egyptian as...

At 16 years of age, I walked up to my mom and simply said, “I want to bathe naked with other ladies.” Unfortunately, this isn’t...

If you’re lacking the funds or time to make it to another country, grab a good book that will ~transport~ you to another world. Reading...

“You look Egyptian but sound like a tourist.” – every local I met in Egypt. While stressing over finals in my last semester of university, I...

Sit back and enjoy my incoherent thoughts from having to spend time with myself for the first few times:

No shade to France and Italy, but let’s talk about some other awesome countries worth considering if you’re interested in studying abroad. I spent my...

*Deep exhale* This is going to be a touchy one — and a little serious.

In the months before coming to Senegal, the thing I searched for the most was clarity. Clarity within myself, clarity in what the heck I...