Once he has assembled his characters in the lively youth resort of Torremolinos, Michener packs them into a Volkswagen bus and sends them on their Wanderjahr through some pretty interesting places.
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Wanderjahr
//ˈvɑn.də(ɹ)ˌjɑː//
Synonyms for "wanderjahr" (15 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Finnish
2 entries- vaellusvuosi noun (Translations)
- vaellusvuosi noun (historical)
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And these Wanderjahre, and combats with the Beast, are the story-teller's version of the incest taboo; whereby a man must first prove ‘fitness’ and then much ‘marry far’.
Source: wiktionary
When she initially conceived of the “52 Places” job and worked with video, interactives, and masthead editors to develop its duties, Ms. Drake thought of it as a sort of “grown-up gap year,” a reflection of the growing popularity, over the last few decades, of Wanderjahr-like jaunts.
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