NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The South resides in our collective psyche as an unchanged place, indistinguishable from the picture introduced through film and texts. Designated the Athens of the South, a replica of the Parthenon was built and is surrounded by park-goers today in Nashville. Citizens circle the building, play-acting at the amphitheater, and nearby students …
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Postcard from San Diego
SAN DIEGO, California – Each spring, the marine layer takes over San Diego, and a coolness sweeps through the region. It is this coolness that fosters a lush, green coastline, where birds mingle in marshlands that seem to preserve another time. It is this enviro that hosts a gentle people, friendly and good-natured. None of …
Postcard from Hilo
Hilo, HAWAII – Though the Hawaiian islands are grouped together, the Big Island is a separate entity from the other islands altogether. Even Kona, the Western section of the island, and Hilo, the Eastern section, separated by the vast landscape of the volcanoes, feel worlds apart. From atop these dormant volcanoes, one can see the …
Postcard from Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS, CA – Though it’s only a 107 mile drive from Los Angeles, Palm Springs is a world apart from the city. The dust broils over onto the roadway, and as the mountain range narrows, the wind is funneled into the farm. It is said that a newer model of the windmill will power …
Postcard from Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, California – There’s no time like autumn to stroll through the City of Trees. From the river bank to the Capitol building, everywhere you go, you will come across magnificent trees, its leaves sprawling onto the sidewalks where on a week day state workers will traverse. Beyond the tree-lined streets, art ferments nearby. Sactown …
Postcard from Cornish
CORNISH, New Hampshire – The perfect time to go to this countryside area is in the early evening hours. The colors of the sky play a variety of notes, subtly shifting towards a magnificent sunset. Before then, the shadows cast by the forest and covered bridges hover in a peaceful essence. Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park …
Postcard from Eatonville
EATONVILLE, Florida – Temperate is not an adjective oft used to describe Central Florida. Clouds seem to permanently loom in the distance, portending liquids from the heavens. This is what I was faced with upon arriving to Eatonville. Though the journey through it was short, that made it no less sweet. The streets were quiet, …
Postcard from Key West
KEY WEST, Florida – A series of isles lead you to this nestled port hailing itself as the Southernmost point of America. Teal water shimmers just along the coastline. The character of the place seemed to hail from black-and-white movies, so it was quite a stark contrast to see it in all its color. Cuban …
Postcard from Honolulu
HONOLULU, HAWAII – When visiting some place so engrained in our cultural mind for the first time, it leaps from the pages. But there are still surprises lurking at each corner. Onboard the boat, the captain says that the sands of Waikiki are not from Hawaii at all. Instead, they were transplanted from the States …
Postcard from Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, U.S.A.- Our collective memory of a Los Angeles we have never been to exists only in the backlot of Universal and in raw footage of clips from the 70’s. In that age of television, neon signs and permed hair abound. The skyline is still much the same these days, but on a given …
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