2025. A new, glorious year on planet Earth with promises of growth and good fortune. And for those of East Asian descent, the end of January means ringing in the next year of the Lunar calendar. And 2025 is the Year of the…Snake. Wait, what? I have only lived through one Snake year back in…

Heritage Day is a day when people concentrate on the importance of South Africa’s cultural heritage. September 24th was previously known as Shaka Day. The holiday honored Shaka, a famous Zulu king. After apartheid came to an end in South Africa, changes were made to Heritage Day. Heritage Day was called Shaka Day in history.…

Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. Criminal Justice is the system in which criminals are identified by their crimes,…

A list is the most practical thing you could use to prepare for a job. Right? You know, bullet points—writing down every little important thing you need to do or get before you start a job. So that’s what I did. I wrote a list. Research job criteria. Get uniform. Sort out the trains. Save…

Growing up in a “barangay” (neighborhood) in the Philippines shaped my love for gulay (vegetables). Eating gulay reminds me of the warmth of my childhood memories. Yesterday, I decided to buy gulay for my dinner. Particularly, a pack of Bok choy and a pack of string beans at the Asian store, which cost €2.50 each…

Every year on July 4th, the United States of America celebrates its independence from England because, on that day in 1776, the founders of our country signed the Declaration of Independence. The major attraction on the Fourth of July in the United States is watching fireworks displays, which take place in almost every town across…

The month of June serves as the season to appreciate the great outdoors; it has several holidays that will remind us to cherish and protect our planet. We celebrate nature with World Environment Day (June 5) as well as other nature-related holidays. Environment can be defined as a sum of all the living and non-living…

As writers, we all love to sit down at a computer looking at a blank document, ready to start writing our next piece. Our heads are full of creative ideas as we start to type; the words flow flawlessly across the page, and a smile comes across our faces. The excitement builds as the creation…

This whole “Man vs. Bear” debate has blown up all over social media, and a lot of people are saying, “Good luck when you actually encounter a bear.” For a while, I thought I’d never encountered a bear, but just recently, my husband and I were talking about how I once lived in a town…