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Freshman Seminar 23g. “Darwin’s Finches”: Two years ago participants spent Winter Vacation on an all-expenses paid trip to the Galapagos...
BEIJING—Three objects sit on my desk: a Chinese-English dictionary, a lamp, and my computer. For anyone who knows me, this is an anomaly in the extreme. I have an innate incapability to have a clean desk; one memorable winter, I lost my ID twice under the stacks of papers and books that inevitably cover it by mid-semester. Yet it’s almost halfway through the summer semester here at Beijing Language and Culture University, and my tabletop remains freakishly clean. Ostensibly, my monkish existence has a single purpose: learn Mandarin. To this...
...story unsurprisingly has Newell boathouse as stage. Yet, the tale transpires in circumstances far different from my September-through-June routine. Summer rowing, like all things associated with summer, is a bit less intense, a bit more jovial, and a great deal more fun than its spring, fall, or winter distillations. The boathouse is warmer, the sun brighter, and the river livelier than during the academic year. And they all make the sport much more pleasant...
...VAIL: With its spectacular Alpine setting, ski runs and seemingly endless forests, the Colorado town of Vail is one of North America's best winter resorts. But here's an insider tip: it's sensational in summer too. Low-season activities are snow-free but action-packed, and include biking, hiking, horseback riding and river rafting. Enjoy a round of golf (balls fly 20% further on Vail's high-altitude courses) or an evening of culture (dance and music festivals run through the summer). There's even pleasure to be had in totting up your bill: lodging is discounted...
...SYDNEY: The relatively mild Australian winter lasts from June to August, with the mercury in Sydney rarely dipping below 8?C. That's too cold for the city's beaches, but perfect for hiking in the nearby Blue Mountains, sitting by the fire in a historic Rocks-district pub, and taking in a game of Australian Rules football?the traditional winter sport. Or come in fall (March to May) for events like the popular Cracker Comedy Festival and the thrilling Hoopla Festival of acrobatics and street performance...