A Personal Mission "Pursuesome path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love andreverence. Where a man separates from the multitude and goes his own way, thereis a fork in the road, though the travelers along the highway see only a gap inthe paling ... Continue...
A Place You've Heard About No one can deny the beauty of the Outer Banks, a strip of land running off the coastof North Carolina. On hot, sunny days in the summer, the beaches are crowdedwith visitors. The Outer Banks have become a popular vacation spot ... Continue...
Eyes of a Passerby Clink.My coins fall among a few others in the frayed hat. "Gracias,señorita," replied the beggar.
"Come take apicture!" called my father. I turned and posed just as my father captured apicture of me and my family ... Continue...
Pocket Memory Sprawledout across an old rickety nylon chair with the gentle air brushing my face.The sunburned sand stings the leathery underside of my foot. Waves crashdown like falling timber in the forest and the foam aftermath pastes theoceanfront's floor ... Continue...
Shalom While wandering down BenYehuda Street toward the center of Jerusalem, a group of friends and I decided tograb a quick bite to eat before reuniting with the rest of our group and drivingback to the kibbutz where we were working and living ... Continue...
Tsukiji Fish Market A rare stillness blankets the city of Tokyo, Japan. A clock tower, its faceilluminated, reads four o'clock ... Continue...
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