York - June 06, 2017

Vacation

Featuring Appearances by

Scott Fisher

Scott Fisher

Scott Fisher is community engagement editor and opinion page editor for the York Daily Record.

Don Gogniat

Don Gogniat

Don Gogniat is a former Penn State York campus executive.

Matt McDunnell

Matt McDunnell

Matt McDunnell is a York Story Slam winner.

Carla Christopher

Carla Christopher

Carla Christopher is a poet and educator.

Susan Syms

Susan Syms

Susan Syms works at the York County Visitor Information Center.

Agenda

June 7, 2017

Hitchhiking across America

York Daily Record community engagement editor and opinion page editor Scott Fisher talks about when he came home from college at the end of his junior year and hitchhiked across America with his roommate.

June 7, 2017

The smells of a bakery

Former Penn State York campus executive Don Gogniat talks about how the smell of a bakery triggered a poignant personal memory and led him to teach his students on international trips how to make sure they can carry the best moments with them.

June 7, 2017

Driving pedicabs in Annapolis

York Story Slam winner Matt McDunnell talks about his summer driving pedicabs in Annapolis – and two different families that undoubtedly still tell stories about how he memorably impacted their vacations.

June 7, 2017

Seven gods under the floorboards of a rusted-out van

Poet and educator Carla Christopher describes how seven gods were found hiding under the floorboards of a rusted-out van barreling down the side of an Albanian mountain.

June 7, 2017

Going above and beyond

Susan Syms, who works at the York County Visitor Information Center, meets people every day who are on vacation – and her story touches on a time she went above and beyond for a family visiting York from France.