The day started out like the rest in Ecuador. We woke up early, ate a rushed breakfast, packed medicine and raced to the buses before they left. Because of the steep mountainous terrain, it felt like we were riding through the rain forest in Jeeps. When we were near the clinic, kids lined up along […]
Can one person unite the world? Is it possible for the short-term actions of one individual to make a lasting impression on the global community? Like every other human being, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a dream. A dream in which opened the door to many strong and personal beliefs that would soon lead to […]
A Chinese football player. A Bulgarian sumo wrestler. A Ghanaian skier. An Indian ballerina. All of the above can be broadly classified as contradictions. While the general public recognizes the Chinese for their superb intelligence and talent in classical music, American football isn’t usually considered a forte. Most would assume that the Bulgarian sumo wrestler […]
Welcome again to the black-hole time-sucking wasteland often called Youtube, HipsDontLie6969! It’s been an eternity since we’ve final seen you. What, a complete two days? Unacceptable. You will have 53 movies piled up in your subscription field– a document excessive! How have you ever managed to outlive with out observing Michelle Phan slap make-up on […]
Not many individuals can say that they’ve lived in two completely completely different environments, and technically neither can I. I’ve lived in the identical home in the identical Connecticut city my complete life, however lots of my childhood and teenage years have been spent visiting my household in New York Metropolis. Wethersfield is a typical […]
Final summer season in Cancun, I used to be bored so I satisfied my household that we should always go to Tulum. Tulum with its lovely days and tropical climate all yr spherical, the place the solar is sort of all the time out, the place the ocean is turquoise blue, and the place the […]
I find solace with the television on, and the cable box turned off. With fragments of black and white vibrating across the screen, and stagnant white noise infiltrating my soul and invigorating my bones, I have the opportunity to feel nothing. I am liberated by the stillness; the static sets me free. Living with an […]
Kindness in Colorado BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! It’s 4:30 A.M. and Aunt Denise is up and getting ready to begin her day. She eats breakfast with her husband (my Uncle Dan) and they head off to work together at 5:45. During the day, Aunt Denise teaches a special needs class at the local elementary school along […]
At present, I look again by means of imprecise however great recollections, recollections of childhood, recollections my mom and I share. I keep in mind enjoying video games, playing cards and placing collectively puzzles which I nonetheless have saved in my attic. Did you ever know that “I Love Lucy” reruns had been on at […]
My eyes are brown. Not an amethyst-brown that intertwines with hazel swirls, or looms upon a sea of oranges and yellows. Within each encircled iris, small blue spheres are unable to be found amidst every stripe of non-existent green. They don’t turn into sapphire crystals of blue when I cry, or mountain valley greens when […]