by Troy Wood The City of Frederick: I’ve visited a couple of times in my life, in particular for a couple AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball games during my childhood at Hood College and a high school playoff basketball game against Tuscarora High School my senior year. Other than that, there is no background history…
By Andrew Priest “Is this really it?” I looked around the dock of Ewell as my mother and I departed the boat. A few boats in various conditions of repair lined the waterway. Empty crab pots sat stacked on top of a gravel driveway, leading to a half-solid, half-gravel road deeper into the island. Next…
By: Arielle Ash It was not love at first sight. In fact, it was skepticism, and, if I may add, it was also a judgmental demeanor which engulfed my thoughts leading up to my trip to Frederick, Maryland. The way I see it is that before we meet someone, or before we travel to a…
By Maya Murphy Walking down Main Street, you are transported to a different time, a different era. Small shops, with multicolored storefronts and awnings, sandwiched between historic red brick, line the two-lane street. Stone churches that have stayed true to faith or have since been converted to modern establishments are scattered throughout the street. It…
by Brian Hodges As someone who is born and raised in Southern California, the Newport I grew up knowing was a beach town, with many shops and a pier and miles and miles of sandy coast. I remember going after school as often as I could to jump head first into the crashing waves and…
By Wornden Ly Coffee and Ice Cream? I parked at the visitor parking lot after driving around for 40 minutes. Walking out of the parking garage, the sky was crystal blue and the sun was shining proudly over downtown Annapolis. I noticed the old the buildings and that could use a fresh coat of paint.…
By Olivia Suss I decided to pay a visit to a long-lost vacation spot from my childhood during a long weekend in mid-October. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is a place where I spent my summers until I was about twelve years-old. My mother’s best friend, I refer to as my aunt Taylor, owned a beach house…
By: J Quinn Luethy THE WIND WAS MUCH harsher standing on the end of the Broadway Pier than it was walking through downtown. Hoping to have a better outing than last weekend, I had marched my way to what Google maps determined as Fell’s Point and stood shivering and satisfied. Ravens legend Ray Lewis’ screaming…
by Christine Favata The change from the hot port authority building to the crisp, fall, Manhattan air was as refreshing as seeing my good pal Mikey for the first time since August. It would be a great day in New York City after all, despite the constant mist and dark clouds. After our hugs and…
Jumanji Taught Me By: Jarret Bragg “You’re not afraid of heights are you?” I laughed a bit and answered while we continued to transcend, “I’m actually terrified of heights. It’s one of my biggest fears. But cuz’, that’s the thing about this whole experience. It’s become one of my favorite pastimes. Stepping out…
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