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The Prosperous and the Penniless: Jamaican Poverty
“There’s good and there’s bad here, it’s not a perfect place” Lavish beach-front estates that line the shore are contrasted with brightly patched up shacks and huts. Wealthy hotel owners head home in clean, air conditioned cars while local fisherman […]
Trini Girl In London… Suits UK – The NHC Cruise
An infuriating buzzing noise dragged me out of my deep sleep. So irritating. I cracked my eyes open wearily. What could it be? Straining my ears but still trying to hang on to the sweet surrender of sleep, I lift […]
International Marriage Equality Part III
Crossing borders is difficult. TCK’s cross borders all the time, cultural, national and political borders. But there are also boarders for rights and equality. It’s hard to be a TCK and to have that travel itch, but it can also […]
Code Switch or Chameleon? Communication Collides
Code switching is most often used in language and multilingual conversations. But I have found that while I do code switch in conversations with different accents and speech tactics, I also use code switching as a key communication tool between […]
SERIES – PART I OF III: Taiwanese Immigrant Creates Holistic Non-profit “AlterMed”
Kerri Diamant is from Taiwan. Coming to America as a young girl not only gave her a language barrier but a health barrier as well. Diamant grew up around Eastern Medication, so when her mother became ill with colon cancer […]
VISUAL: The Skinny on Getting Skinny: Global Prevalence of Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are gaining attention worldwide. Books, TV shows, and countless blogs have been created to address the issue and offer support and resources. People often don’t recognize the extent of a particular disease, and eating disorders are no […]
Conquering College – Study Tips to Redefine ducation
At a young age Darrie Matthew Burrage was taught that being smart would get him nowhere. Only sports could get him recognized and turn him into the man his father wanted him to be. With this mentality, he went through […]
















