I love UNC. I love the quad in the spring and the arboretum in the fall. I love the Pit on a sunny day and Graham Memorial Lounge on a rainy one. I love Roy [Williams] all the time. But what makes UNC truly special is not our beautiful campus, our distinguished reputation or even …
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{More than} Once in a Lifetime: Travel Lessons Part V (Paris)
There is but one Paris. The French air clears up the brain and does good... a world of good." -Vincent van Gogh World Business Class amazed me. Flying overseas for less than $300 on a traveler pass with my airline-worker best friend proved pretty cool in and of itself; but to get upgraded? The flight attendant offered …
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Playing a Different Game: Travel Lessons Part IV (Prague)
Personality begins where comparison ends." -Karl Lagerfeld "Wait until you get to Prague." That's what my good friend wrote on my Facebook status that proclaimed Vienna now ranked second-most beautiful of cities I'd visited (a list that included such gems as Luxembourg City, Rome, Venice, and Galway, Ireland). I'd always maintained that no city could beat Paris, but …
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A New Comfort Zone: Travel Lessons Part II (Vienna)
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable." -Jilian Micheals Even booking the hotel made me less nervous than the other cities. For most of the Eastern European destinations I'd visit for the first time, I made sure to book a hotel in the top 20 on Trip Advisor (if you've never been to Eastern Europe, please note …
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So Much to Learn: Travel Lessons Part I (Istanbul)
Be curious, not judgmental." -Walt Whitman My last warning not to travel to Istanbul came less than 24 hours before the trip. I'd received numerous raised eyebrows from friends, family, and acquaintances, upon mentioning my travel destination, so this particular person's comments at a tailgate the day before I left, "Oh, I would never travel …
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