Global Culture
A VISIT TO BALI, INDONESIA
My vacation to Bali and lack of experiencing the culture As I walked along a beach in Bali, Indonesia, I wondered if I was really seeing it all. The high school I attended was on spring break when I traveled […]
The Large Divide Between the Pay of Men and Women
A recent study by movehub released March of 2014 reports on the gender pay gap that still exists between men and women. The study reported on forty countries where men still received higher pay. South Korea had the highest pay […]
From Wurzburg to Redwood City- Where Do I Belong?
My first big move “Mom, when are we going home?” My older sister asked a few days after our birthday in 2000. I had just turned 7-years-old. My mom had taken us to see a Creed concert in Las Vegas, […]
Neoliberalism Part 2: Causing an Increase in Global Inequality
As we discussed in the first article in this series, Neoliberalism: What Is It?, Neoliberalism is the dominant for of capitalism that our global economy. It began in the 1980s as a way to promote global trade and grow all […]
Cultural differences between Spain and the U.S.
I grew up in a small beach town outside Barcelona, Spain (or Barcelona, Catalonia, now that Catalonia is demanding their right to vote and secede from Spain, becoming their own country). My childhood memories include a lot of hot summer […]
Emma Watson and HeforShe: Opposing Viewpoints
On Sept. 20, Emma Watson made a game-changing speech to the UN. In this speech, she introduced the HeForShe movement, which is a campaign to involve men and boys worldwide in the movement for gender equality. According to the HeforShe […]
A million reasons to travel
A list to point you in the right direction –> To travel. More and more people around the world are taking less vacation days and traveling to places they really want to go. Why? Who really knows? Maybe they can’t […]
Why I Hate The Term “Gamer Girl”
Women worldwide struggle with the stereotypes that surround girl gamers. Does playing video games make them a gamer girl, or just a gamer? Find out why I hate the stereotype and consequently the term “gamer girl.” Special thanks to Über […]

















