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In Travel/ Vignettes

You Had One Job!

15 October 2013 By Amber Safa

I love Spain dearly, and most of the time I find myself impressed with the country's elegant logic - but every so often, I discover some quirk that leaves…

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In Love/ Travel

Where The Magic Happens

13 October 2013 By Amber Safa

The cafe had a wall covered notes left by other travelers, mostly names and dates of the people who'd visited -- but a few had words of wisdom scribbled…

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In Travel

Weekend In The Pyrenees

6 October 2013 By Amber Safa

Aragon, Pamplona, Burgos... Looking back at this weekend, it's hard to imagine how we crammed so many amazing things into three short days. Overall, the weekend was a great adventure…

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In Travel

An Unexpected Week In Madrid

3 October 2013 By Amber Safa

Not that I ever had a fully baked plan, but my intention was to leave Spain within a few days of arrival, and make a bee line across Southern…

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In Travel

Segovia & More Serendipity

29 September 2013 By Amber Safa

My plans to take the first train to Segovia were foiled when I succumbed to jetlag and slept in later than planned. However, getting to the station in time…

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In Travel

Well Hello, Madrid!

26 September 2013 By Amber Safa

I've been trying to make it back to Madrid for two years, and finally, here I am, and so excited to be here! Flying out on Tuesday morning, everything…

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In Travel

Almost Time To Fly

20 September 2013 By Amber Safa

Just last Tuesday I decided to go all in, and I booked a ticket to Madrid leaving, well, this very next Tuesday. And with a mere six days to…

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In Body Image/ Identity/ Travel

A Life Worth Writing About

30 August 2013 By Amber Safa

A moment of honesty over dinner last month was like a little fissure in the wall -- not enough to send the whole thing tumbling down, but enough to…

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In Politics

Syria: Responsible Intervention

28 August 2013 By Amber Safa

Maybe you recognize Ronny Edry from the Peace movement he helped to start on Facebook. He writes about his day in Tel Aviv today, preparing for what might happen…

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In Community/ Identity/ Politics

Consent & The Teenage Brain

27 August 2013 By Amber Safa

When I was a teenager, I wasn't much different than Cherice Morales. Uncomfortable as it may be to discuss adolescent sexuality, the only way to avoid headlines like this…

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Just a 30-something hopeless dreamer with a bad case of wanderlust, currently adventuring through Southern Europe. Random things I love: tea, medieval history, visual arts, shiny red nail polish!

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