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As J-Term comes to a close, take a look at the journals, essays and galleries published this break by Flyby and Fifteen Minutes.

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Prior to this week, I had never brushed my teeth eight times in one day. But then again, I'd never commanded children to spit in my general direction.

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The New Orleans Holocaust Memorial.

Major General Andrew Jackson.

Bright purple LSU Tiger flags grace the buildings of New Orleans.

The view of the Huey Long Memorial Park and the Mississippi River.

This winter I spent my first Christmas in Louisiana, having moved there with my family—proud Ohioans of almost two decades. Like any visitors attempting to understand a new place, we found ourselves near monuments and memorials, necks craned upwards and then quickly downwards as we scanned for plaques and historical explanations. Here are snapshots of what I've learned from a winter on the Bayou.

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In San Jose, Costa Rica's capital, traditional bullfights provide entertainment and harmless fun. While bullfighting is often associated with competition and death, in Costa Rica the bulls are not hurt and anyone can enter as a bullfighter.

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