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Paris, France90

Can a woman travel alone through Europe?

Last year for the spring semester, I studied abroad in Rome, Italy. A magical experience, I traveled for the first time out of the country to somewhere other than Canada. Hopping the pond alone to Europe...

4 comments    travel alone travelling
Silent Back Streets of Venice88

The Importance of Silence, Meditation and Staying Calm

Nature’s wonder is silence. Once when I traveled to the inner city of Venice, Italy I found the most stunning attribute to be its silent streets. Stand in the quiet back alleys; hold your breath and...

2 comments    health life meditation
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10 Reasons Why You Should Do Ballet

Are you a discombobulated, maladroit, tactless slob? Do you like listening to classical or soothing music? Have you dreamt of being less clumsy and more charming? Then you’re in luck, because today I’m...

6 comments    arts dance dancing
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Must Read Books Of 2008, A Top 10 List... sort of

I’ll attempt to give a list of the top ten best books for 2008 sort of. I say “sort of” because there is definitely more than 10 books that deserve to be reviewed as among the best this year. As if...

4 comments    books 2008 top ten
A view of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.  In this series of paintings Michelangelo depicted more prophets then most people know the name of.  The Sybil is holding the book in the bottom left corner.  She was among many prophets who predic80

2012: The Doomsday Predictions

Have you heard the talk about 2012? No not the next presidential election in 2012. People keep saying “Oh, the world’s coming to an end in 2012!” How do you know? Then I hear it on the other end...

11 comments    religion 2012 predictions
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The Psychology of Me: What makes our personalities so unique?

Personality is more than just the way we act; it is who we are. The characteristics that make up a person’s personality are as individualistic as his appearance. Many theories attempt to explain why...

0 comments    psychology emotions personality
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For any woman fearing the Pap Smear

For any woman who is afraid of getting poked and prodded, it contributes to an irrational fear of her gynecologist. Especially one of which there is a strange doctor poking something into a private area...

7 comments    health life advice
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It's like Deja Vu all over again...

"It's like deja vu all over again" A famous quote from Yogi Berra. What causes deja vu? I have personally experienced frequent déjà vu. The year after I graduated from high school, I distinctly...

1 comment    life psychology experience
Cat in the Colosseum (Hardly the lion that the Gladiators took on)70

Wild Cats Roaming in Rome

“What is a cat doing here?” I said this to myself as I wandered through the famed Colosseo or Colosseum of Rome. The Colosseum, by the way, is amazing. The collpased wall, the delapitated stone...

2 comments    travel italy rome
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Three recipes for healthy skin and diet

It's easy to forget the importance of our skin because there's just so much of it to take care of. Keeping your skin moisturized and healthy is important considering how you treat yourself is...

1 comment    health food recipes
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