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<title>See You Soon!</title>
<description><![CDATA[Landlocked will be taking a short pause for the summer, but we will return again in the fall! Have a wonderful summer and thank you for all your support this semester. We will see you again very soon!
Sincerely,
Detours staff]]></description>
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<title>When Icelandic Volcanoes Erupt</title>
<description><![CDATA[Who knew that one should check seismic pressures before traveling? Because of the Icelandic volcano that erupted and clogged Europe’s airways with dangerous ash, most air traffic squealed to a halt. I left my home in Vigo on that fateful ]]></description>
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<title>Mincemeat in Crowded Streets</title>
<description><![CDATA[There came a time in Beijing when I no longer strolled with my mouth hanging slightly open.
Instead, I whizzed through hutongs on the gravel road, my tires dodging rocks, bricks, and dirt piles, fruit and vegetables and people, but mos]]></description>
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<title>South Asian Stereotypes</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest lessons that I have learned in my three years in America is that there exists a tremendous lack of understanding and a generally high rate of hilarious stereotyping on both sides of the globe.
In Nepal many people still]]></description>
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<title>Show-Me State</title>
<description><![CDATA[






  
One question I've asked some of my friends is the origin of the little tag line that says “Show-me State” on every car license plate in Missouri. Everyone knows that is Missouri's slogan but none of them could answer w]]></description>
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<title>Show-Me Games</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems in our country today is general laziness or apathy when it comes to exercise and physical activity. We are blind of how truly beneficial a good day’s exercise can have on both our physical and mental health. Ho]]></description>
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<title>Seasons in the Sun</title>
<description><![CDATA[Summer is coming to the Midwest and Truman! It's hard to keep yourself from going outside when the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing. However, you can still be entertained and connected while studying. It's ]]></description>
<link>/blog/2010/04/18/75-seasons-in-the-sun</link>
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<title>No More Charades</title>
<description><![CDATA[I can't tell you how many mornings I dreaded rolling out of bed in Beijing because I knew I would have to talk.
My host mom loved to start the day with breakfast and a conversation. She would give me a terrifyingly quick mouthful of Mandar]]></description>
<link>/blog/2010/04/16/73-no-more-charades</link>
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<title>Midwest in the Making: Kurt Vonnegut Jr,</title>
<description><![CDATA[I’ve heard arguments that fame and creativity lie within the streets of New York or Hollywood. However, what about Indianapolis?
One of my favorite authors and in my opinion a satirical genius was from the Midwest. Who you may ask? Kurt ]]></description>
<link>/blog/2010/04/14/72-midwest-in-the-making-kurt-vonnegut-jr</link>
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<title>Midwest in the Making: Harry S. Truman</title>
<description><![CDATA[There are many individuals that have helped to define the Midwest, through their own personal endeavors. One of these figures is former President Harry S. Truman, whom my school was named after in 1996.
Harry Truman was born in the great s]]></description>
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