Study Abroad: It’s Not All Drinking And Nude Beaches

In the summer of 2012 students from the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States met in Ireland to learn about 1998’s historic Good Friday Agreement that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland. Here are just some of the lessons they learned about peacemaking that they’re bringing back to their own communities.

Culture

A bed-bound 96-year-old suddenly got up to pick out his burial suit before saying his final words

Culture

A Minnesota family gave up hope of finding a lost wedding ring until a 9-year-old cracked the case

Finance

How big of a lottery jackpot would make you happiest? Researchers found the sweet spot.

Wholesome

An old man and woman dance to pop music in a Roman piazza, not a tip jar in sight