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“Getting there is half the fun” — or so the idiom claims.Has this ever been true for you when taking a trip? Do you enjoy riding the rails or flying the friendly skies? Have you ever taken a dune buggy for a spin, set sail on a catamaran, hopped on a pogo stick, or enjoyed…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Have you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut — or traveling to outer space? What’s so appealing about leaving Earth?How realistic are such aspirations?One “ordinary citizen” was recently chosen to be a passenger aboard the SpaceX Falcon…

So, in this Student Opinion question, we invited them to read about the things Times employees do to take care of themselves, and then share their own. Here are some of their tips for preserving and improving their mental, physical and emotional health: Draw Whenever I get stressed out, I draw. I know, I know,…

Many of us grew up wishing we could speak a second or third language. Then we could work for a big multinational in bustling cities or better yet, travel the world and not struggle to ask for directions to the train. Unfortunately, this is a dream that often seemed impossible to master and so we…

Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Recent events, including the activist Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech to the United Nations and the global strike on September 20, have kept the climate crisis prominently in the spotlight. For some who wrestle with the impact that their carbon footprint has on the planet, climate change has turned…

What story does this image inspire for you? Tell us about a memory from your own life that this picture makes you think of — or use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by what you see. Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to…