World Unwrapped

Backpacking Unwrapped in La Réunion

by Jasmine Irving

After 3 months traveling France solo, Jasmine took herself off to La Réunion to experience life on the island, find a job and visit an old friend. Here she unwraps the ups and downs of life with a backpack.

If beauty cannot be shared with everyone, is it really beauty?

by Christian Kochon

Of late, I find myself deep in thought, pondering the diverse experiences that call South Africa home. A home, which now includes my experiences as well. And at the heart of…

A Cruzan Farm

At first we missed the turn, since many of the roads in St. Croix aren’t marked. We reversed and turned left up a dirt road. After driving for a minute or so we arrived at a house with coconut trees on either side and lots of green plants surrounding the sides and back. In fact, there was so much garden…

This Month’s World Music Playlist

As June comes to an end, we’ve heard the same mainstream summer songs on the radio hundreds of time. This is a different type of summer playlist. If you love listening and dancing to music from all over the world, this playlist is for you. For those of you who…

You Cannot Move Me: Ode to Alhambra

You cannot erase the Islamic history that is the Alhambra. It is a monument, it is an historic…