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Dynamic travel writer, editor and photographer currently based in Montana. I have degrees in English and Psychology, along with a TESOL certificate. Article subjects have included travel with kids, motherhood, personal travel essays, fiction, mental health, the immigrant/expatriate experience, and travel, focused primarily on Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia. In addition to the links below, I have published pieces in a variety of books and local publications, from magazines to various anthologies.
During a semester studying Spanish in Peru in 2009, Amy started a successful travel blog, and has been writing for various travel outlets ever since. She blogged about a sojourn in Southeast Asia, a summer internship in China, and teaching jobs in Czechia and Hungary before transitioning to writing full-time after the birth of her daughter in 2018.
East of Seattle, Suncadia Resort has a lodge, inn, and vacation rentals, plus endless outdoor recreation. Here's what it's like.
Welcome to Learn Languages From Home! This is your stop for finding the best language learning resources-apps, books, podcasts, videos, online courses and virtual tutors. Mix it up and you'll be on your way to a well-rounded fluency.
Hemp fuel is a new contender in the race to find renewable energy sources-here are 7 reasons hemp fuel is good for the environment.
While volunteering among earthquake survivors in rural Sichuan, our writer discovers that the "real" China is both beautiful and confronting. "Lushan is a nice village. Maybe one million," our interpreter, Jing, told us as we walked on the outskirts of a little corner of the Sichuan province. I tripped on my sandal.
Spanish language and stars make for a heady moment on Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia. "Here," my teacher said, handing me a cup of mate de coca. "Drink, we'll be on the water soon." I took the cup gratefully, shivering in the strange room, looking out onto the wet streets of Puño.
I lived in Prague for just one year before moving on to other teaching opportunities further east.Fundamentally, one year does not seem very long, but time is funny that way.
When you put the words "castle" and "Europe" together, several famous castles are bound to enter your mind. Thanks to the rise of social media, these renowned fortresses are more prevalent than ever. Perhaps the most famous castle in the world is Neuschwanstein, near Munich, Germany, which is said to be the inspiration for Walt Disney's Cinderella Castle.