The first time I gazed upon Dal Lake at sunrise, watching the wooden shikaras glide silently across the misty waters, I understood why Kashmir is called 'heaven on earth.' As a researcher of cultural...
When my university's international partnership program required a month-long expedition connecting our Andean archaeological research with East African conservation initiatives, I found myself plottin...
The morning sun casts long shadows across Plaza Mayor as I sip my third café pasado of the day, watching Lima awaken around me. Colonial architecture gleams against the winter sky, a beautiful contr...
Indianapolis has long been typecast as merely a convention hub and racing capital, but after five academic conferences here over the past decade, I've discovered a city with surprising cultural depth...
When my academic conference in Delhi concluded last month, I extended my stay in India to explore Hyderabad's burgeoning tech corridor—a decision that proved intellectually stimulating and surprisingl...
The humid air of Bata enveloped me like a warm embrace as I stepped off the plane, my research notes on West African colonial architecture tucked securely in my waterproof messenger bag. Equatorial Gu...