travel
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The Great Divide: The Only Book for Sale in the Panama Canal Museum Gift Shop for a Reason
This fall, I sailed through the Panama Canal onboard the barque USCGC Eagle. Christina Henríquez’ The Great Divide prepared me to understand the canal’s history. It should be required reading. USCGC Eagle docked in front of Panama City While earning her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Panamanian-American writer Cristina Henríquez—now author of multiple award-winning…
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Remembering Esteban Vicente — innovative educator, daring explorer, and tall ship pioneer
With the Spanish sail training schooner Atyla up for sale, this is a repost of a 2023 article I wrote for Western Colorado University’s student paper about the man who built the ship: Esteban Vicente. This is a repost of a Top o’ the World article from 2023. The Spanish sail training ship Atyla continues balancing tradition and innovation,…
Kira Rambles 