Palm Trees and Beaches of Penang

Malaysia has so many beautiful opportunities to enjoy nature including the beach, jungle and mountains (called Highlands). 

Turtle Time

One of the most exciting creatures that I have come across in Paraguay is the turtle! A few turtles actually live in my backyard!

Sauce for Breakfast?!

Indian food is incredible. There are so many flavors, colors. and tastes I have never experienced. I want to share some of them with you!

Meet a Bat Named Sean!

Six wild bats live at the research lab where I work. They're being used to study something called echolocation. Read on to learn more!

Early to Rise

In many German towns, you have two options for kinds of bakeries: locally owned or chain managed. So on Friday this past week, I went to both.

Trying Live Octopus!

In Gwangjang Market, I ate raw octopus, San-nakji. It was so freshly cut that the tentacles were still moving!

Pfefferkuchen-Soße: a tradition from Schlesien

Wars repeatedly create refugees who often have to leave everything behind. This field note is about one such tradition a family of refugees brought and passed on to their children.

Birthdays in Spain

Birthdays in Spain are celebrated VERY differently from birthdays in the United States. I was surprised to learn about these differences! 

Eating in London

One of my favorite parts about traveling is trying new foods. During my time in London, I have tried food from all over the world. Fish and chips is now one of my favorites!

Meet the Baobab Tree!

During my travel through Mozambique, I came across the mighty baobab (pronounced “Bowbab”) tree, also referred to as the "tree of life", I and have learned a great deal about this species while here.

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