Are Cultural Norms Important?
I'm sitting in a café, drinking a cup of coffee while my body adjusts in confusions to the mix of cold outside air, sweat from…
I’m in Denmark!
I've continued onto the second leg of my journey (in a three country study abroad trip) and took a long flight from the tip of…
Our World is Fucked Up and Full of Inequality
They say that if you work hard enough you'll be successful. They say it doesn't matter if you come from a poor family. They tell…
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If You Want to Marry Me, You Must Kill a Lion First
Maybe killing a lion is dangerous and scary, but it can also be a rewarding experience to face your own fear of death. Once you face the fear of death, you can handle anything that happens in life. Once you put yourself in a situation that could spell the end of your life, you finally start living it.
What Does Your Name Mean?
I've spent a large part of my life not even thinking about the meaning of my name. I believed that my name was so arbitrary…
Always the Weirdo
I wonder why there is such a negative connotation surrounding those who are different from the rest. Possessing specific passions, standing out, and thinking differently…
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