Nigeria: A place that inspires you to be brave. ABSTRACT- Empirical studies of the sources of inspiration incontrovertibly subscribe to the assertion that mankind derives inspiration either from “the forces of society” or from “the forces of the wild”. In this essay we have tried to highlight inspiration as constituting God’s act of honouring the … Continued
Brazilian Problemsolving anda hero Everyone of us could be a hero. Each person has a unique gene pool with their own strengths and weaknesses. With this idea set in mind, I went off to lead a summercamp. A summercamp where I hoped to be a fun leader that would be respected and loved. … Continued
The zebra’s skull was picked clean of flesh, its half-buried bones gleaming in the sunlight. White on white, it lays camoflaged on the desert floor. In another place I might have walked past without noticing. But not here in this bleak expanse of land. When all around there is nothing, the zebra becomes impossible to … Continued
It turns out that kayaking for 12 dollars included a few other things in Vang Vieng. We started by going through a cave. Not just your ordinary cave, it’s kind of hard to explain. We got in mini tubes and entered the cave floating on water. We pulled ourselves through the cave using rope that … Continued
Among the people who planted trees, Costa Rica A woman is working for an international organization in Geneva and married to a great scientist based at CERN. She feels happy, living a dream. One day waking up she learns that the marriage is over. There is a suitcase at the door and another woman taking … Continued
“What colors do you want your room painted?” my dad asked me when I was in 5th grade. I could have picked pink or gray or anything in between, but I’m just going to assume I was colorblind back then because I responded with green and purple, noting that I have a peach colored carpet. … Continued
They told me to stay connected, to be there, always online. They said I have to check all my accounts every day, mutiple times a day. And I listened. Then they told me I could find everything I needed there, staying in my house, on the bed, scrolling. All I had to do was to … Continued
With one step off the jetliner, this California Golden Boy became a foreigner for the first time. Rolling green hills covered in golden poppies, fields upon fields of vegetables or fluffy white cotton, and multi-lane interstates stretching over the horizon – they do not exist here. This was the jungle. The Belizean air was heavy … Continued
The bright orange pumpkin in front of an unlit house would read, “Please only take one,” and I did, always. When the speed limit said 55mph, I drove 53mph. The stakes, big or small, were rules, and rules were meant to be followed. There were times I wondered what was off the beaten path, but I … Continued
Even with the protective wet suit I paid extra for, I got stung. Red jellyfish regularly roam the waters where I grew up and my first jellyfish sting was half a world away in Cairns, Australia, on a boat tour of The Great Barrier Reef. Inside my hand it felt like my nerves were slowly … Continued