student travel
For students studying abroad or racking up miles on a summer break, there are many student-friendly cities that you simply must visit.
The Adult Scout
In the eighteen years I have had on this earth, more than half of them have been spent as a scout. To be quite frank I think being a scout is something that I will carry with me for the rest of my life, even if they get sick of me and kick me out. Scouting has been the most exciting, adventurous, supportive, caring and challenging part of my life for the last ten years, and I hope it continues to be for the next ten aswell. Scouts has taken me across the country, taught me skills I never imagined I would learn, given me job oppurtunities, introduced me to the people I now consider to be my best friends and memories that make me smile whenever they visit my brain. However, as is inevitable with age, I have begun to think back to the incredible times I had, and more importantly the people who were propping them up.
By Tilda Colling4 years ago in Wander
Living in Paris at the Height of the Pandemic
With a suitcase full of summer clothes and the intention to stay for just the summer, I arrived to visit my family in the suburbs of Paris. Spoiler alert: I ended up staying over a year and I got to see exactly how the COVID-19 pandemic faired across the ocean, in France.
By Soha Sherwani4 years ago in Wander
Patricio's Gift
I met Patricio on a bus descending the sidewinding single-lane dirt road into Creel in Spring 2001. “Is it safe?” I asked in Spanish, gesturing to the burnt out shell of a van in an overgrown gully below. The middle-aged violin craftsman smiled with all the daring of a mischievous five year old tempting fate. He’d known many travelers who visited the Barranca del Cobre – runners, bicyclists, backpackers, college students like me – but his sudden offer to visit his family was entirely sincere. My two friends and I planned to stay at La Posada de Creel, a hostel popular among backpackers, so we made the astoundingly wise decision not to pack sleeping bags. After a glance at my map and grabbing an emergency space blanket, I disembarked with Patricio and waved good-bye to my friends. Ashley and Matt agreed to meet up at the hostel in the morning.
By Aaron Infante-Levy4 years ago in Wander
Things to do in Oshawa Student Guide
Nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario, Oshawa is the quintessential Toronto suburban city with a vibrant culture, laid-back vibe, breathtaking sights, plenty of parks and trails, buzzing downtown, and tons of things to do and Locations to see. The city is also the perfect student haven in many ways- it has world-class universities, a bustling student population, a welcoming environment, great entertainment, and nightlife options, and is perfectly suitable for a student budget.
By Alex Williamson4 years ago in Wander
Historic Sites in Northern Virginia for Student to Travel
Often when student travel groups decide upon Washington D.C. as their destination, the tour leaders have specific sites in mind for a visit. Many of the sites that student travel groups request the most are just outside Washington D.C., in Northern Virginia.
By SHYAM PHAD4 years ago in Wander
The Late Great Rebellion
Pittsburgh had failed me and now there was nothing ahead but the road. Twenty-three years old – petulant, ambitious and discontented. I was a recent graduate of Penn State’s film program which was an incoherence of beadledom and incompetence. We were hobbled by shoddy equipment, bureaucracy and professors whose only goal was to ruin students’ dreams. To diminish their lofty work into lifeless 16mm corpses by forcing them to comply to dogmatic rules of storytelling - or risk failing. I witnessed my fellow student’s projects blanched of all spark while spending their life’s savings. I too was threatened. “If you do it your way, don’t come back to us crying when it doesn’t work.”
By Kevin Rolly4 years ago in Wander
Alone in Europe
Going out on your own is scary for anyone, but going to a different country might be scarier. As my sister went to Europe first as an exchange student, and then by herself, she experienced loneliness. But also she learned new things, and it was an experience she wouldn’t forget.
By Breana Pruett5 years ago in Wander
