Karissa Valencia, whose family is half Chumash, half Mexican, says Indigenous representation in Hollywood and especially animation “just hasn’t been present at all or accurate.”
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 there with my friend Kasey and her family. Being 16 […]
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 afford it or maybe they just don’t want to. Here […]
There are hundreds of websites that have grown into viral sensations over the years, but none with the same unique concept as the blog “Humans of New York.” Humans of New York is a visual blog that features a daily photograph and story from a stranger. The founder, Brandon Stanton, […]
According to Google yoga is a “Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which — including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures — is widely practiced for health and relaxation.” To many people yoga is a practice or exercise but it can be much […]
In a study by Julia Zimmermann and Franz Neyer in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology the impact of travel on personality was examined and it was found that travel actually changes your personality. Both short-term (1 semester abroad) and long-term (1 year abroad) travel by college students in Germany […]