Learning a new language can be an enriching experience. Unfortunately, not everyone has the time or patience to sit through foreign language classes. I remember having little success with my one semester of French in college. My professor was such a terror that I was afraid to sign up for a second semester. What really...

I love drawing when I'm on the road. Even when I'm lugging around a decent digital camera, nothing beats recreating impressions, scenes, objects, and people with your hand. For me, drawing feels more intimate because you get to notice details that are often overlooked when taking a photograph. But carrying around a full set of...

Travel affords us a chance to see things many will only encounter in books, a chance to learn about ourselves and the world around us, but there's another thing I've started to think is equally important -- travel gives us a chance to be alone. Not only are we yanked out of our familiar culture...