Tag: texas
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Texans protest family separation at U.S.-Mexico border
This story was originally printed in the fall 2018 version of Fellowship! Magazine. By Ashleigh Bugg The children’s detention center is housed in an old Walmart building in Brownsville, Texas. The former big box retailer can hold roughly 1,500 children who have been separated from their parents, many against their will. “The detention centers have…
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Where to hike around Austin, TX
I’ve been asked a few times about the best hiking spots around Austin. This list is not exhaustive but features some of my favorite places. Outside of Austin Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Located around 40 miles outside the city, Balcones Canyonlands offers three key hiking areas: the Warbler Vista Unit, Doeskin Ranch and the…
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So you want to teach in Spain
I’m in the process of receiving a visa to live and teach in Spain. As with any position I take, I want to help people understand the resources and opportunities available to them to work and travel. I will go through the first stages of the Auxiliares de Conversación Program and direct you to…
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Do the thing that scares you
What do you get when you take 35 strangers with varying levels of outdoors experience, lead them into the wilds of West Texas, and ask them to primitive camp on a trail that isn’t usually open to the public? Pure mountain magic. What should have been a logistical nightmare, ended up being one of the…
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The mountains are calling: Texas State Parks reflection
I spent five days in the wilds of West Texas with 35 strangers and zero backpacking experience, learning to navigate the unforgiving desert, and climb to the top of personal and literal mountains. Despite the heat, dehydration and blistered toes, it was one of the best weeks of my life. When you return from mountaintop…
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Build your own travel map
I’ve been using the site Roadtrippers, which allows users to build their own travel maps. The site has categories for accommodation; attractions and culture; food and drink; outdoors and recreation; points of interest; vacation rentals; camping and RV; entertainment and nightlife; services, shopping; sports and even motoring. It also shows how long you’ll be driving,…
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Free Live Music in Austin, Texas
I read something that said people don’t live in Austin to work; they work to live in Austin. The Texas capital is known for its diverse groups of people, state parks and preserves, and of course, the live music scene.
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Coming Home
I’ve visited a new place every year since I was 17. After constant movement through flights, bus rides and cross-country road trips, it’s curious to come home and be still. Every day I drive to an office, sit at a computer I can’t afford and process pieces of information for other people’s lives. I help…