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  • Santi Quattro Coronati, Rome: An Unexpected Experience

    Santi Quattro Coronati, Rome: An Unexpected Experience

    We felt it would be disrespectful to wander around during this… what was this?

  • Finally, a Feel-Good Story from the Australian Fires

    It’s the people already giving 110 percent who step up.

  • Vicarious Trauma

    You know shit is getting real when your doctor actually prescribes that you don’t watch the news for a week. Between North Korea and Puerto Rico, my blood pressure is higher than it ought to be. So let the news blackout begin. For those of you in the helping professions in particular, vicarious trauma is…

  • Reliving the Battle of Olustee

    On February 20th, 1864 the battle of Olustee was fought here in Florida. It was the largest Civil War Battle in the state, and the second bloodiest battle for the Union. 296 soldiers died that day, only 93 of whom were Confederates. In the end the Union soldiers retreated 40 desolate miles back to Jacksonville,…

  • My Invasion of Berlin

    When I was 18 years old I took a trip around Europe with my boyfriend and his family which is sure to be fodder for many a blog entry in the future, but today I will focus on the one city that made the biggest impression upon me: Berlin. When we went there, the Berlin…