Summer is the perfect time to go exploring outdoors, since the school year is over and there is plenty of time to relax and enjoy the sun. Instead of spending the summer vacation indoors, fixated on social media and seeing how others are spending their time off, camping is a fun and adventurous activity for …
I spent most of my childhood years up to the age of 12 at home. Although I did have friends and I saw them every day at school, I never spent time with them outside of it. I preferred to be at home and to be honest, I did not know of anything else besides …
Continue reading A Trip with my College Friends Taught Me that Friendships are Everything
I spent my freshman year of college busy studying and working. I prided myself on how busyness helped me achieve a perfect grade point average, yet it also brought me to my lowest point because I was constantly on the verge of breakdown, swamped with assignments, with no time for myself. Undergraduate college students, like …
Spring is known as the time for a new beginning, an awakening. In sunny Santa Barbara, people are accustomed to sunshine and the warm ocean breeze. Yet, this winter in Santa Barbara was dreary with gloomy clouds and random bursts of rain throughout the day. However, now that winter is gone, spring is here and …
I enjoy people watching and lately I noticed a common thread in the actions of older adults. From my encounters with older people in the streets, or on public transportation, I noticed they rush. I can recall many instances where in grocery stores or on the bus, older people tend to hurry through the aisles, …
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