Carolyn Schott

How Travel Changed Me

September 7, 2014 |
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I just got off the phone with the White House. I was telling President Obama (via the citizen comment line)…

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Reflections on Hiking and Fear

August 24, 2014 |
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I’m surprised I survived. Thirty years ago, a friend invited me on a hike. The distance (nine miles) concerned me—that…

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9 Ways to Look Like a Local When Traveling

August 4, 2014 | Comments Off on 9 Ways to Look Like a Local When Traveling
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Like a flamingo in a flock of baby chicks, you just can’t miss the typical tourist walking down the street—confused…

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Seattle’s Obsession With the Rain

July 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Seattle’s Obsession With the Rain
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Seattle has an unhealthy relationship with rain. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not an import who makes disparaging comments about Seattle’s…

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Music Speaks to the Soul

July 22, 2014 | Comments Off on Music Speaks to the Soul
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By birth and upbringing, I am American. My ethnic heritage is German. But music speaks to the soul, and my…

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Crisis in Ukraine: The Basics

May 21, 2014 | Comments Off on Crisis in Ukraine: The Basics
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As I talk to friends about the crisis in Ukraine, I am frustrated by the misunderstandings I hear. I am…

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Warsaw’s Path of Remembrance

April 6, 2014 |
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Warsaw’s Path of Remembrance—a walk through the heart of what was once the city’s vibrant Jewish community. A walk through…

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I Wish I Were Polish

March 26, 2014 | Comments Off on I Wish I Were Polish
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  Traveling to Poland and learning more about the Solidarity movement and the Warsaw Uprising gave me a whole new…

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In Search of an Elusive Ancestral Town

March 14, 2014 |
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Dripping blood, missing rental car, taxi careening through traffic—as I told the rental car agency guy (when we finally found…

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Faces of Ukraine: Where Is He Now?

February 19, 2014 | Comments Off on Faces of Ukraine: Where Is He Now?
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I remember a trip to Ukraine in the spring of 2005, just months after the Orange Revolution shook the streets…

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