If you’re not already a regular library goer, it may be time to reconsider your book-gathering habits—libraries are some of the best places in the world. (This is coming from a purely unbiased stance, of course.) First, they provide free books. Let me repeat that: Free. Books. Secondly, libraries can be places of astounding architectural beauty, rich with…
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The Indie Bookstore Tour of Seattle
Have you ever arrived in a new city and just wanted to see the bookstores? Whether you’re a Seattleite or have never been to the rainy city, we’ve created a bookstore tour of Seattle!
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Wonderful Wanderlust: Books that Make You Want to go Places
Travel is one of the most wonderful experiences granted to us – what other creature can say (relatively on a whim) that they want a change of scenery and to experience something new? With the potential exception of migratory birds, not many. So what influences us to want to see the sights? Often, it’s hearing…
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How to Make the Most of your Study Abroad Experience
Part 2 of “Another Kind of Green”: 15 helpful tips from our editorial intern on how to prepare for and make the most of your time studying abroad. “Once in a while when it’s good, it’ll feel like it should.” In John Mayer’s Song “Stop this Train”, Mayer compares life to a train that’s moving too fast, wanting…
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To study abroad or not to study abroad? It’s a question that confronts college students on a frequent basis, introducing an inevitable flurry of related questions that plague us: when should I go? Where should I go? WHY should I go?? Well, in an attempt to help you tackle those questions for yourself, our editorial…
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