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The Journey West Podcast – Episode 11: Arrival in America
January 23, 2020, in Audio > Podcasts, by Sonjel VreelandThe Journey West podcast celebrates the centenary of Abdu’l-Baha’s travels to Egypt, Europe and North America in 1911-1913. Each episode features a reading of one of Abdu’l-Baha’s talks, as well as dramatized stories and historical accounts. Each episode concludes with a discussion of the talk that was featured.
In this episode, we hear about how, on April 11, 1912, Abdu’l-Baha arrived in New York City, His first stop during His travels in the United States of America. You can find out more about the context of that talk, as well as who helped put this podcast episode together, on The Journey West website here.
All episodes of the Journey West can be listened to or downloaded here: soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/the-journey-west-podcast
Be sure to check out the homepage for these podcasts. You’ll find a treasury of articles about Abdu’l-Baha, the historical context surrounding His travels, and tributes to early believers: www.thejourneywest.org
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Sonjel Vreeland
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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Hi Sonjel, I enjoyed this episode of The Journey West. Thank you for making it easily available. When I attempted to access the hyperlink in the paragraph – “You’ll find a treasury of articles about Abdu’l-Baha, the historical context surrounding His travels, and tributes to early believers: http://www.thejourneywest.org” I received the following message: “This site can’t be reached exit.sc’s server IP address could not be found.”
Just thought I should let you know.
William B. Naylor (January 1, 2020 at 3:20 PM)
Hi Will,
Thank you so much for pointing that out. I’ve fixed the broken link. Thank you for taking the time to notify us — we really appreciate it!
Sonjel Vreeland (January 1, 2020 at 11:06 AM)