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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Welcomed with a Middle Earth sign and faux-Dwarvish gateways

Busrides, Matamata, and Wellington

Lindsey Holdren February 3, 2013

The eagle has landed! Bedraggled, exhausted, cranky. And oh so relieved. The weary family of travelers steps off the plane after an overnight and harrowing ride. My mother sums up our familial relief...

Airport Apocalypse

Lindsey Holdren January 28, 2013

Journal Entry - Day 3 stranded in the Canadian airport bubble Life energy meter: down 18% Personal hygiene status: showered (success!), same clothes worn for three days (fail) I've begun learning...

What Would Have Happened

Lindsey Holdren January 26, 2013

The itinerary for today included a trip to the Coromandel peninsula and a stop by New Zealand's Hot Water Beach. Sitting in a Canadian airport, I've had plenty of time to look at pictures and imagine myself...

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Lindsey Holdren January 23, 2013

My mother told me to title this entry "The Journey Begins." But she is a happy and optimistic soul. I responded with an alternate title: "The Journey Attempted To Begin But Then It Got Beotch-Slapped In...

An Uninfected Party (and a brief introduction)

Lindsey Holdren January 23, 2013

Ridiculous title, I know, but I'm victoriously celebrating the end of my bout with bronchitis (20 ish hour flights and infected bronchi mix about as well as orange juice and mint toothpaste). Also, I promise...

Really Late Post About My First Few Days

Hanna Mosenthal September 23, 2012

I've been here for almost a week now! (When I started this post, now I've been here for two and a half) I know how to take both of the options for busses to and from the centre-ville, which is where IES...

7000 Miles, 4 Months, 1 Suitcase: An Introduction

Helen Angell August 26, 2012

Hindi textbooks? Yes. Malaria meds? Yes. Gifts for host family? Yes. Cell phone charger? Sh*t. Where did I put it? I don't notice how tightly my back and shoulders have tensed until I finish zipping...

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Horizon Air shrinks Walla Walla schedule to two flights

Josh Goodman November 18, 2009
Lost flight means less selection for Whitman students and professors. More people may fly out of Pasco or Portland for greater time selection.
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Americans in Paris—really?

Margaux Cameron February 26, 2009

In his column last week, Connor mentioned the girl I met who didn't know the movie Amélie. This was my first introduction to Americans in Paris.   Why do some people choose to study abroad? Within...

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