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Taking Risks like Vitamins
I took a risk and it ended up being the best decision of my life. I took a plunge. A leap of faith, if you will. I left behind my family, my friends, everything I grew to know and love. My hometown, my comfort zone. I left my hometown of 3,500 people to embark on a new journey to the city. A city with a population of 350,000 people. A city where I didn’t know a soul and not one person knew my name or better yet, my story.
By Mandee Prado6 years ago in Wander
How to Interact with Deaf People
I would like to start by prefacing that I am a hearing person. My ties to the Deaf World began with a family friend who is Deaf. During my senior year of undergrad, I decided to take a full year of American Sign Language (or ASL) and fell in love with the language and culture.
By Jordan Francisco6 years ago in Lifehack
How to Spend Your First Day in Iceland Like a Pro
Day 1 of Iceland—April 18, 2018: When we landed in Reykjavík, we took a taxi to get our car. The first thing I noticed was that literally right on the side of the road, there was moss everywhere. I later learned that these were lava fields all dried up from the volcano that erupted a while back. Right when we got our car, we set off to our first destination.
By Sydney Howell6 years ago in Wander
The 10 Best Spots in St. Joseph, MO
St. Joseph, MO is nestled in the northwest corner of the state of Missouri and is the capital of Buchanan County. It was founded by the fur trader Joseph Robidoux and was incorporated in 1843. St. Joseph is Missouri's eighth largest city with a population of just over 76,000. So, what's fun or interesting to do in St. Joe? Just check out this list below:
By Toni Velagic6 years ago in Wander
What Is Hawaiian Literature
What is Hawaiian Literature? Being someone who has very little background on the topic, I entered my Hawaiian literature class with little to no knowledge on the topic. I didn't even know the English class I had enrolled in was for Hawaiian lit. But curious to learn, I thought about what constitutes as literature. The dictionary defines literature as “written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.” But in the beginning, Hawaiian literature is mostly verbal stories. The stories tell a history of the land, the people, and the culture. Stories are an important part of the culture. Highly educated writer Thomas King discusses the importance and intimacy of a story, and how once you hear a story it becomes yours to tell. The way you tell it will never be the same as how you heard it before. Sometimes the details will changed or be seen differently. However with Hawaiian literature, they tell their stories with the same details as the person before them. It's a part of their culture and history. They started their literature off orally, which is why it is so important that the facts stay the same way, to preserve their history. Later when the missionaries came, written Hawaiian literature started to become more prevalent. They had many newspapers that were made to teach the Hawaiian people of stories. But what is the importance of Hawaiian literature, and who has the authority to create Hawaiian literature, or deem it to be proper and authentic Hawaiian literature?
By Bailey Clarke6 years ago in Wander
10 Facts You Didn't Know About Henry Ford
Henry Ford is known for launching one of the seminal and most influential automotive companies in America and the world. You likely know of Ford's Model T, his innovation in the development of the assembly line, and, of course, the enduring Ford Motor Company. However, a bit more research will reveal that these exploits are only the tip of the iceberg in the chronicle of Ford's life. Ford has ties to many extraordinary events in history, some positive and others decidedly not. From befriending some of the most brilliant minds the 20th century to influencing one of the most horrible people in human history, it is impossible to ignore Ford's impact on the world (for better or horribly worse). For a man who achieved such financial and industrial success, Ford, as anyone does, had many missteps and misadventures along the way that would come to complicate his legacy. Warts and all (and he has more than a toad), Henry Ford was an important figure in the development of the modern world and a fascinating historical figure. Below are 10 facts you didn't know about Henry Ford.
By Fred Eugene Park6 years ago in Wheel