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After leaving my home in Florida and moving to Paris, France I was haunted by a deep and undeniable feeling that only part of me had arrived in this new […]

It can be hard going to a university in a different country, because there will be so many cultural differences. One difference may be the way that students interact with

Joy. More than anything in the whole world, I wanted joy. From the outside, I’m sure many people believed that I was genuinely happy. But internally, I sensed my thoughts

What is the definition of leadership? There are many responses to this question. Leadership can often be considered in terms of a position. Leaders are then viewed as individuals with

“Happy Old Year!” said no one, ever. Have you ever thought about how strange it would be if people said that greeting instead of “Happy New Year”? Americans value innovation

Surely by now you’ve seen the atmosphere change as we near Christmas. White, twinkly lights line the edges of houses, evergreen trees are decorated with trinkets of many colors, and

Right now you are probably overwhelmed with homework. You spend countless hours a day studying, writing essays, and completing homework assignments. Winter break seems far off. And reading this blog

The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out. – J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring I

I’m not a historian, but I do love stories and legends. And that is why I love the story of the First Thanksgiving! It’s a tale Americans have passed across