*Note: I do not hate America or Americans. This is an opinion piece and based solely on my personal experiences. As travel avid as I am, I’ve never been a fan of the U.S. With all the Vegas glamor, the Hollywood glitz, and the Southern hospitality, it somehow never appealed to me. Alright, maybe I’m…
Category: Destinations
Breaking Up with Brazil and FALLing in Love All Over Again
Out of all the stupid things fairytales have taught us, the one that stuck with me was the idea of having only one true love in your entire existence- a single soulmate, or in Zeus’s words: your other half. Well, I’d like to call a big o’ fucking bullshit. As much as I hate to…
Let’s Substitute ‘Goodbye’ for ‘See You Later’, please
I’m always tempted to answer “I’m awful at goodbyes” in job interviews when they ask about my biggest weakness. I get all mushy and I feel like there is a rock on my chest and I struggle with expressing how grateful I am to meet the person. If I could, I’d prefer to walk away…
“See You Later”: A Short Love Story
I want to tell you a story. If you don’t want to believe it, don’t, but as much as it pains me to write it, it awes me every time to have this beautiful person happen to me. I felt like I was in a movie or maybe it was a cruel prank by faith….
4 Letters Away From Accomplishing Every Alphabet
I realize its extremely difficult to collect all the countries on a broke budget so I’ve settled on cities instead. My goal is to cross off every alphabet in the English language. Amsterdam, Alexandria, Atlantic City, Abu Dhabi, Ahmedabad Baghdad, Boston, Burhanpur, Baswada, Bancroft, Bizerte Cairo, Ciudad del Este, Chicago Dubai, Denmal, Dhrool, Dallas E Franca, Foz do…
A weekend with cows, dinosaurs, and a whole lotta love
This weekend, I visited the city of Uberaba, it is in the state of Minis Geris and just a little bigger than Franca. Traveling there came as a surprise to some of my friends because it’s not a place many people visit unless one has family there. Lucky for me, I had a really good…
Dating the World, One Small City at a Time
You live your life, 20, 30, 50, 90 years, sometimes only in one city, and you still don’t go on top of that famous mountain or eat at the corner restaurant all the tourists chatter about. It’s a 20-minute walk from your apartment, but you think, what’s the point? I can go there anytime, this…
RU Abroad with Zahra: Honduras Highs and Lows
Originally posted on RU Student Life Travelling is fun, but that’s not all it is or is meant to be for that matter. Fun is only the icing on the adventure. You have to get through layers of challenges and soul searching to get the gooey chocolate inside with a taste you will forever carry…
Ambitions Are The New Black
They say you should walk a mile in someone’s shoes before judging them but what if they have run over 1500 km in a pair alone in under a year? A mile walking almost seems disrespectful. When a hobby turns to therapy it’s self-growth. But when therapy turns into ambition its self-empowerment. My love for…
Zahra Travels 