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Gone are the silent nights. The usual quiet evenings at the New Mexico State University pond outside my window has become a thing of the past. Blame the Pokemon Go craze, tens and tens of poke goers now envelop the pond with their smart phones’ screens flickering like fireflies. It…
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How would you feel if, one time in your life, you gave your very best and end up being beaten? Or offered everything for the very first time and losing it all? I used to listen to woes from graduating students, who, for strenuously trying to reach a passing mark,…
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Not all kindergartens can write their names, let alone, write a little book. When my 5-year-old niece, Leanna, told me one night that she will write a book for me, I answered with my usual “uh uh”, smiled back at her while giving a nod of approval, and then forgot…
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I love international celebrations! I do. In the schools I have attended in the Europe and the U.S., International Day or International Night event was something I always looked forward to. Eating food from different countries, meeting new friends, learning the cultures, watching presentations, are few of the things I…
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“When I find myself in times of snowfall, mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom ‘take some pics, take some pics’…” I thought I will never see this much of snow again. When it first snowed in Las Cruces, New Mexico early in January, the snowfall made everyone…
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The little Facebook experiment has come to an end. A day before my birthday, I deactivated the Facebook birthday notification. My objective was to see proof what had already been proven — that close friends will not remember my birthday without the Facebook alert. The answer is clear: YES. Aside…
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Brookings, South Dakota made me discover and learn new things outside the conventional quarters, while at the same time advancing my intellectual capacities. I spent many years of my life in the United States wading through feet of snow just to get from point 1 to point 2 during worse…
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Yeah, why study in a foreign land? What are the benefits of studying abroad? Having studied in the Netherlands and in the USA, I listed my own reasons below. 1. Outside the country, you could become independent. You learn the ropes of living on your own. You develop self-confidence. You…
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