Fields of Dreams
Part II of a reunion post dedicated to my study abroad friends. This year, we took the midwest by corn.… Read More Fields of Dreams
Tag: Kentucky
When Sailors Come South
When four world travelers came to visit, I wanted to give them a true southern experience, but I found a new perception of my home along the way.… Read More When Sailors Come South
Missing the Manor
Part III It’s been over a month since I bounced back to real life in the U.S. It feels good, but I do miss the place I grew to love—a mansion that’s still shining over the fields of Grantham, England. My final days there were a blur—their minutes ticking away until my life at Harlaxton… Read More Missing the Manor
Rules for Attending a Ballgame in High School
Today, high school is different than it was when you were there in countless ways, but there is one thing that is exactly the same: high school ballgames.… Read More Rules for Attending a Ballgame in High School
The Deli
Nestled on winding Highway 68 between Edmonton and Sulphur Well, there is a landmark. It does not bear a monument, nor does it have historical significance. It is a small, white building dividing the hills of cow pastures and hay fields in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It is 10 miles from anywhere else with a cash register and it stands next door to a recycling center that some call a junk yard. Its beacon is a letter-slider marquee, bought from a Dairy Queen that went out of business in a neighboring town.… Read More The Deli
The Kentucky Civil War
If you know anything about college basketball, you know that it’s almost religious in the state of Kentucky. Whether you’re a basketball fan or not, if you’re from the bluegrass state, you’re either a University of Kentucky fan or University of Louisville fan. There is no deviation. We Kentuckians take our hoops seriously. It’s not… Read More The Kentucky Civil War
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