It’s a Thursday afternoon and the sun is high up in the sky. It’s a gorgeous day out and everything around seems so full of life. The grass is thick and weightless butterflies seem to bounce off the green. Read More
I’ve never really understood why people like me. I’m really quite uninteresting -- not extraordinary in the least. I have this ridiculous way of looking at the world with which I just see everything and trust nothing. Read More
I wake up at ten or eleven and change into the clothes I wore last night—but only if they are not too flashy. I head down to the first floor bathroom, brush my teeth and wash my face. Read More
On my junior year abroad, I spent the semester traveling to three different countries with various homestays. The one that had the most impact and resonated with me was my stay in Langa, the oldest black township in Cape Town, South Africa. Read More
I grew so much as a person this year, and I think I owe that to my JYA experience in Paris. Paris was not without its problems for me, but overall, the experience was a positive one. I went to France with much apprehension. Read More
This is also yesterday. Even though all the people dress in mismatched shades of blacks and grays and browns, everything else is colored in bright reds and yellows. The monks wear a loud orange, and are whispering softly to my grandmother when we arrive. Read More
The bruised and broken body of a woman was found three blocks from what was once my home. The victim, whom I’d never met, had been dead for at least a week before anyone happened upon her. Read More
Healthy People 2010 is an organization established in 2000 with the purpose of increasing the life expectancy of all individuals as well as eliminating health inequalities among different segments of the population. Read More