I had been driving around “The South” for the past three weeks, and was using this opportunity to give the area a chance. Where I’m from, the South doesn’t connote great thoughts. My preconceived notion of the South was that it was a land of rednecks, racists, and raging bible beaters. It still thought the Civil War is going on, and it’s filled with trash, trailer parks, idiots, and the occasional poetic sage. Aside from a few major cities, nothing [...]

With my time in Boston coming to a close, I decided to really get out and explore the city. It has been ages since I’ve actually explored it. Isn’t that how it is, though? You never really see the city you live in all your life because it is always there. Well, not anymore! Boston is a small and compact city. It’s easily walkable, and so I broke up my city tour into various walks. My first walk took me [...]

As a kid, my family went on the obligatory roadtrips to various states, but we never went far from the East Coast of America. The only time I had been west of Mississippi was to go to LA for a flight layover. Driving across America, therefore, would be my first real trip around my nation. I didn’t know what to expect. I was going to areas I only had preconceived notions about – the redneck south, the boring Midwest, the [...]

During the expansion of America, there was an old adage: If people wanted to find their riches, they were told to “go west.” Though a little late, I followed that adage and went out west. And I was blown away. If you haven’t gone west, you’ve been missing out. The American west is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen, and within it lies one of the world’s greatest wonders – the Grand Canyon. Of the national park’s [...]

Today is Memorial Day in America. Memorial Day – always celebrated on the last Monday in May – is a day in which we honor our country’s fallen soldiers. In honor of the day, here’s a history of the holiday: History of Memorial Day Following the end of the American Civil War, many places set aside a day to honor soldiers who died in battle. These observances eventually coalesced around Decoration Day, honoring the Union dead, and several Confederate memorial [...]