What is the opposite of homesickness? A while ago, I was thinking about possible alternatives to the word “homesick” or the idea of “homesickness”. After contemplating the thought, I came to the conclusion that we don’t really have any good terms associated with homesickness. Sure we have wanderlust, cabin fever, and a few more, but those words do not …
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New Diplomacy What it means and why you should care New Diplomacy is the idea that the common citizen has a role in modern diplomacy. Taken further, it means that interactions between people from around the globe will help to shape foreign policies and ideals through learning and cultural sharing. By interacting closely with one another in a real world …
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Reasons to Enjoy life There are endless ‘purpose of life’ philosophies out there. Simply type ‘the purpose of life’ in any major search engine and you will have reading material for years to come. Philosophies primarily differ depending on religious creeds, cultural backgrounds, family values, and the economic focus of the person. At some point, most of the philosophies boil …
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Hostel Demographics: The Types of People at your Hostel Right Now This post is about the types of people who you usually find in a hostel. Let’s call them hostel people. It is not meant to be taken overly seriously. It is just for fun, tell me what you think! The socialite – You have to start it off with …
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Boston Marathon 2012 I was so inspired by the performance of the Boston marathon that I chose to write about it. Perhaps, it was the weather, which was absolutely perfect. Or was it the mass amount of people? The food? The determination that I saw in the runners? To me, it could have been some culmination of the above. The marathon housed …
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So, last night at a dinner someone asked me what the worst place that I have experienced was. Their reasoning for the question was because everyone always asks about the best, so they wanted to know the worst. Fair question I thought, but I realized that it was not such an easy one to answer. Realistically, it would be easy …
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