How to Be a More Respectful, Culturally Sensitive, and Conscious Tourist
When I studied abroad in Seville, Spain, my program was very strict about students only speaking Spanish, requiring it in the program office and encouraging…
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The first time I saw my best friend Sara, her wrist was in a cast covered in signatures. It was 1992, and we were in…
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When I left school, I was lucky enough to score a job at an all girls school right away. In the education field, getting a…
read more4 Tips for Keeping Family Reunions Fun and Drama-Free
Family reunions can be a lot of fun. It’s an opportunity to catch up with friends and family you haven’t seen in a long time…
read moreHow a Quarter-Life Crisis Transformed My Life for the Better
When I turned 25, I started to feel an itch, like something needed to change. But I wasn’t sure just what that “something” was. At…
read more5 Ways to Make the Most of Summer Foods
Juicy berries, fresh corn on the cob, cold cocktails by the pool—food is one of the greatest pleasures in life, and never more so than…
read moreSummer Love: Finding Romance Without Apps
During college, I worked as a summer camp counselor at a Lutheran Camp in small-town Wisconsin. With a staff largely made up of those in…
read more5 Ways an Internship Can Launch Your Career
My first internship was for a horse racetrack’s communications department. For some reason, I thought to be in communications meant we had a lax dress…
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Volunteering has long felt like something I should be doing, but I’ve sometimes struggled with exactly how to give back. As a teen, I volunteered…
read moreHow to Avoid Dating Fatigue
As a newly single person, I lost no time in jumping back on Tinder after my breakup. While I was initially happy to feel the…
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