Congratulations to Carol Bodensteiner, winner of the May 2013, “My Gutsy Story®.” She wrote an inspiring story about giving up her career and following her passion. I love her phrase: “It’s more important to be satisfied...
I was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and whenever I return to this beautiful city, I'm drawn towards The Little Mermaid. She brings back warm, childhood memories spent in Denmark with my best friend, Lilian. Those who...
On my recent Air New Zealand flight from Los Angeles to London Heathrow, passengers stopped to take photos of the plane before boarding. At first I thought someone famous was boarding my flight, then I noticed...
Thanks to Stephanie Yoder's post, "Is the American Dream Holding You Back?" I discovered an article which explains everything I've been meaning to put into words, but haven't. Stephanie is a young woman who travels all...
French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley ( Prologue) One week after placing my ad for a French teacher in the local newspaper, I met Rob at a local café. “Linda, your...
Congratulations to Bonnie Kassel for getting 78 votes and winning first place for her story of adventure about Crossing the Sahara in a VW Bug. In 2nd Place, we have the wonderful story from Dorit Sasson...
"The Best Time to Get in My Way" I’d like to think that teaching English to Israeli schoolchildren was the ultimate cultural journey, but my life coach saw it as one that would allow me to...
"The Russian Dissident Viktor Fainberg and Me." I studied Russian Language and Soviet Studies at Portsmouth University (UK) between 1972 and 1976. Never having studied Russian before, I had to do the Russian 'A' Level in...
When I hear that kids cannot attend school because they don't have shoes, I know something is wrong. In fact, it brings back memories of when I volunteerd at a Mayan village in the heart...
"Crossing the Sahara" The pool at the American Embassy in Khartoum was the only place to go to escape the heat. It was 137 degrees when we arrived. My friend Barbara and I were so eager...