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Ancient Civilzations
SLIDESHOW: SBA Greece Sandi Chando, coordinator for a European tour by St. Benedict students this summer, writes: St. Benedict at Auburndale students, faculty, alumni and parents embarked on a tour of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Italy in June. The group of 47 started their tour in Athens, with the Acropolis and visited Mycenae, home of [...]
Continue reading...Chicago invents summer fun
Posted by Sally Walker Davies on Thu, Jul 26, 2007
Chicago celebrates its inventiveness this summer, with an exhibition focusing on the city’s playful side. Lincoln Logs, the Ferris Wheel and Tinkertoys were all made in Chicago, and through September 30th the Art of Play: Summer in Chicago 2007 exhibit celebrates toys and interactive games. The exhibit is at the Chicago Tourism Center at 72 E. Randolph [...]
Continue reading...Visit to Ghana
Posted by Peggy Winburne on Sun, Jul 15, 2007
The Bonner family of Memphis visited Ghana, where daughter Leigh is spending a year teaching music and French. One of the best experiences was a trip to the Arts Center, where they took a drum lesson. (Left to right) are drummers Kennedy, “Natural Hand”, one of Kennedy’s drum makers, Leigh Bonner, Lauren Bonner and another unknown drum [...]
Continue reading...Aussies Know Why Travel Matters
Posted by Rikki Boyce on Thu, Jun 21, 2007
Whenever we travel we seem to run into a lot of Australians. Young Australians. Young Australians that travel all over the world on the cheap for months — or even years — at a time. While Americans push our about-to-be college grads to send out those resumes and line up internships, their peers from the land [...]
Continue reading...Ride On!
Posted by Adrienne Rosenberg on Wed, Jun 20, 2007
Despite its resolute reputation as the state with odd liquor laws and a large religiously homogeneous population, Utah is a spectacular arena for the thrill-tormented soul, like myself. Known as the “mecca” for mountain biking, the town of Moab is the epicenter of adrenaline buzzes that last for hours. I, of course, had to [...]
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Posted by Peggy Winburne on Wed, Aug 15, 2007
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