Orthodoxy, Alaska Style
Take only memories, leave only footprints, and air-hug if you can.
Three Lessons in Table Manners
Teaching an anthropologist how to eat.
Channeling the Schuylkill
“That’s the thing about this river: You have to imagine it to see.”
The Mother Hens of Andrín
“I felt excessively like a biology exhibit.”
In Praise of Yak Dung
Practicing the “art of happiness” on a trek in the Himalayas.
Supersonic Dreams
Flying high—and fast—with Mick and the gang on the Concorde.
A Very Long Weekend
A recent Penn grad experiences a Middle East war at close hand.
Paging Through Ireland
A book lover finally finds the time to read what she wants.
Curry and Car Exhaust
Sri Lanka bombards the senses.
Remains of a Cold Day
I naively imagined exhumations would be solemn affairs to honor the dead.
Anapra
You go far away to see things you’ve never seen before.
Guns, Qat, and Kebabs
In Yemen, AK-47s accompany lunch.
Paradise (Almost) Lost
Even after the damage, the reefs
are beautiful and tourists keep coming.
Ratanakiri’s Bargain Basement
Learning about luck—and the perfect gift—in Cambodia.
The Ox Herder
Dream job: Ox herder
Tsunami Stories
Alumni and faculty write about living through the disaster.
Up the Volcano
How a “half-day hike” set them on a different trail.
Japanese Lesson
Lost—and then found—in translation.
Pitch Perfect in Beijing
After several tries, Penn’s Glee Club finally gets to China.
Coming Home
Searching for the China of her childhood.
Russian Gold
In Kolyma, where Gulag prisoners once toiled, the search for gold has always been a battle for survival.
Transcendence in Bhutan
A rationalist’s surprising—especially to himself—spiritual awakening.
Kava + Shuba = Kashuba
Adventures in communication and culture in Ukraine.
The Only Way to Travel
A retired couple roams the world via commercial shipping.