In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you want to discover what makes a place special, make it a point to engage with those who call it home. Get out and live among the people rather than just passively observing them. Your taxi driver or tour guide can tell you things that no map can. Do your best to appear in control at all times. Making it obvious that you're a tourist in over your head can make you an easy target. Stop and ask someone when you need help or directions instead of relying on your mobile device. Make new friends and have them show you around during your stay for a more intimate and authentic experience of the culture. In many ways, traveling is the ultimate teacher. You have a rare chance to dive in headfirst and see so many new and astonishing things firsthand, and to learn about what makes life interesting in the process. Capture new sights on camera, or keep a travel journal to record the details of your adventures. Take advantage of this chance to enrich yourself. Take part in local cultural events like the Mardi Gras in French New Orleans, Germany's Oktoberfest or the Songkran Water Festival in Thailand. A stacked itinerary will not only keep you busy but allow you to get better acquainted with unique character of a given culture. Traveling is every bit as much about doing and feeling as it is witnessing. Go hang-gliding in the Alps or sign up for salsa lessons in Brazil. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and experience everything a culture has to offer, from its history and politics to its charming and unusual quirks. Write down a list of specific things you want to see and do, or challenge yourself to try one new thing every day. It's normal to feel like you're in over your head at first. This can be a very good thing, as it means you're able to recognize and appreciate cultural disparities. If you wanted to be completely comfortable at all times, you could just as easily stay home. There are many times when traveling can become a source of frustration, especially when you're lost somewhere halfway around the world where no one speaks the same language. But nothing can cure a sour outlook like a smile. No matter what happens, keep a cool head and a positive attitude and be grateful for the opportunity to see more of the world. A happy, confident demeanor will make you more approachable, and make it less likely for scheming opportunists to try to take advantage of you. Inconveniences happen: you'll get lost, run low on money or encounter a frustrating language barrier. What's important is that you don't let unforeseen mishaps keep you from falling in love with new places.
Summary: Interact with the locals. Absorb everything you can. Get out of your comfort zone. Stay positive.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Try giving to others less fortunate than you by helping out at a soup kitchen or food drive. Believing in a higher power means shifting the emphasis off yourself. Helping others is a great opportunity to look at your life from a different perspective. Interacting with others who are less fortunate often helps you appreciate things you take for granted in your life. Basic things like having shelter, eating food, or being able to sleep soundly are luxuries that some don't have. These are all things that you can thank God for and can help you believe God is looking out for you. Be thankful and be persistent. Notice how people who have been not had certain things can still thrive. Tony Melendez, a man born without arms, recently played the guitar for Pope John Paul II using his feet. Being thankful for the things you have shifts attention from all the things that are missing in your life. Focus on the positive; optimism is a stepping stone to believing in something greater than yourself. Try extending your charitable acts to everyday life. Volunteering is both unselfish and generous, but don't overlook the little things. When Peter talked about the healing of the paralysed man (Acts 3:2-8) he described it as a good deed (Acts 4:9) True believers in God can also offer healing of the sick as Peter did You can team with God to serve as His hands and feet. Simply holding open the door for someone can brighten that person's day. Little things like smiling, giving up your seat to the elderly on public transportation, or just saying "thank you" can bring you closer to God. Don't underestimate the effect a good deed can have on your feeling and believing how a higher power affects others through you. Think of times when someone, maybe even a complete stranger, has done something good to you. Maybe you dropped your cell phone and someone picked it up and stopped you to return it. Did you ever pause to think about that person's actions? Maybe that person was an answer to your simplest prayer: "Please God, just help me get through today." "God bless you", have you ever helped someone and been told that? Try letting those words truly sink in and appreciate that deeply. What if a good deed is really God telling you that He hears and sees us and allows your intents and purposes to express His love?
Summary: Volunteer. Do good deeds. Show love and concern to find God.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You'll want one green roll of duct tape for the stem and another color of your choice for the petals. Duct tape comes in a variety of colours so you can get as creative as you want when making your flower. You can use your pen to measure the length of the duct tape that you will be using. Use a sharpie to mark the edge of your pen cap to ensure your pen can still close. Place your pen vertically against a piece of duct tape and line up the edge of the tape with the line you just marked. Cut the tape so it measures from the top of your pen to the line you marked with your sharpie. Roll the tape on the pen. You may also wrap around the pen to create a pattern to the top. Whether you want all pink or an assortment of petals, design your finished flower to ensure you keep the pattern you want. You can find a larger variety of duct tape colors at an art supply store relative to a hardware store. Cut a piece of duct tape so it's length is about a third or less of the length of your pen. Fold the top of the piece of duct tape so that it makes a triangle. Roll your pen with the extra tape at the bottom of the triangle so that the petal sticks to your pen with the top pointing out. You may also cut the top of the duct tape into a triangle rather than fold it in. Continue to cut or fold small triangle shapes with a little extra tape at the bottom, and stick them onto the top of the pen. Make sure that all the petals are pointing out to the top and you're following the design you have laid out. Build up your flower buds petal by petal until your pen looks like a real flower!
Summary:
Get 2 or more rolls of duct tape. Cut a piece of green or dark duct tape that is about 3 inches (7.6cm) long and fold to cover the pen shaft. Choose the color for your petals. Fold the sides of a single piece of duct tape to create a single petal. Continue to add petals until you've created your desired look.