Photo: Clean Coasts Facebook Page One of the major environmental issues of our generation is waste, plastic pollution. These days, it is incredibly hard to find a beach empty of any kinds of plastic bottles, or fish lines and nets. Our impact is clearly visible, the ocean currents bring waste together in what we now call plastic continents, for how big these clusters are. … [Read more...] about Sustainability: Why you should participate in clean walks and beach cleans
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Plant-based dining on campus: The future of food
Michelin star chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York wrote in his book The Third Plate that“in the rush to industrialize farming, we've lost the understanding, implicit since the beginning of agriculture, that food is a process, a web of relationships, not an individual ingredient or commodity.” For us to determine the best course of eating for the future we … [Read more...] about Plant-based dining on campus: The future of food
Overcoming the flaws: Falling in love with Valentine’s Day
I never considered myself someone who subscribes to the intoxicating buzz that Valentine’s Day brings. On the contrary, I find myself swiftly moving past the aisles of chocolates in supermarkets around this holiday, avoiding the gaudy shelf talkers that flutter around the shelves begging me to buy a treat for that “someone special.” And, what light through yonder window breaks? … [Read more...] about Overcoming the flaws: Falling in love with Valentine’s Day
Showing Respect and Care for Women with Epilepsy
Photo by Joshua Fuller on Unsplash As a woman with epilepsy, and a patient advocate, I have had the pleasure of being part of the website WomenAndEpilepsy.org. I would like to raise awareness around this special website. I was a premature baby that arrived 2 months early much to horror and disbelief of my parents. This is part of the reason that I was inspired to get … [Read more...] about Showing Respect and Care for Women with Epilepsy
Becoming a social media minimalist: a Gen Z surviving without Instagram
I never thought I had the will power to delete Instagram, nor did I envision myself writing about it. Nonetheless, I took the leap and jumped over the moon. With that, I decided I could do without TikTok, VSCO and Pinterest. Becoming a social media minimalist was never on my agenda. For years, I was the ultimate Instagram stalker, and the videos on my TikTok ‘for you’ page were … [Read more...] about Becoming a social media minimalist: a Gen Z surviving without Instagram