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Malek Allari
Dec 3
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Top 10 7/11 Items
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer It’s truly shocking just how quickly time passes. It seems like it was only last week that I left,...
Mathew Biadun
Nov 29
'A Warrior Abroad’ Column: Homesickness
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer College, in general, is the first time many students are away from home. Everything they had taken for...
Mathew Biadun
Nov 19
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Loy Krathong
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer American holidays are, unsurprisingly, not very well celebrated in Thailand. There was no...
Mathew Biadun
Nov 12
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Revisiting Preconceptions
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer Doing one’s research is always critical to traveling. Knowing the culture, the language, the weather....
Mathew Biadun
Nov 5
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Thai Cuisine
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer In Bristol, my hometown, there is a Thai restaurant called ‘Sabaidee Thai Restaurant’, found...
Mathew Biadun
Oct 28
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Booby Traps & Riverboats
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer Getting to Vietnam had been a turbulent journey, to say the least . By the time I had finally gotten to...
Mathew Biadun
Oct 24
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Delays & Scams
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer In an extremely short time, I had traveled across much of Southeast Asia. I had dotted around the region,...
Mathew Biadun
Oct 17
‘A Warrior Abroad’ Column: Elephants on the River Kwai
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer The most famous animal in Thailand is the elephant. They are everywhere here. Most tourist products have...
Mathew Biadun
Oct 10
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: A Weekend in Laos
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer Third-class on a train is a bare-bones experience. There were no beds, nor individual seats, but rather...
Mathew Biadun
Oct 4
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Mahidol University
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer The last two articles in this column focused on travels. Specifically, my opening impressions on the Thai...
Mathew Biadun
Oct 3
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: A Weekend in Laos
Mathew Biadun | Staff Writer Third-class on a train is a bare-bones experience. There were no beds, nor individual seats, but rather...
Mathew Biadun
Sep 20
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Siem Reap
Mathew Biadun | Staff Writer One long, stretching highway leads from the airport. Less of a highway, really, and more of a one-lane...
Mathew Biadun
Sep 12
'A Warrior Abroad' Column: Bangkok
Mathew Biadun | Column Writer Bangkok is 8,571 miles from Willimantic. The flight, ultimately spanning twenty hours, crosses a distance...
Marcus Grant
Apr 27, 2022
Getaway
Marcus Grant | Managing Editor A low rumble of the car’s engine played in tune with the radio as Jackie and Tonks headed deeper into the...
Aicha Ly
Feb 7, 2022
The Value of Studying Abroad
Aicha Ly | Opinion Editor Due to rapid technological advancements that have allowed people to create and share experiences we could have...
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