Submitted by Roger N. The former Soviet Union is a region of the world which I find most fascinating. Perhaps part of my intrigue is because this part of the world was part of the “evil empire” before we used

I had first visited Osaka, Japan during my time on Semester at Sea and later decided to return and take on the challenge of making a life for myself—for the first time—in a non-English speaking country. When I landed at

During the fateful day of 9/11, I was an American studying abroad in Sydney, Australia.  It was so hard to be so far from home and worrying about my dear friends living and working near the World Trade Center and