Numerous papers, tests and teacher evaluations are both a friendly reminder and rude awakening that the year is coming to an end. With only one week left of classes and one week of exams, it is hard to...

Each morning for about 15 minutes, we walked a mile from our small hostel to reach Helping Hands, a school for 5 and 6 year olds located in the center of Cuzco, Peru. We walked across train tracks, up...

Many people instantly dismiss hot yoga without even trying it because of the common understanding that during the practice you will sweat — a lot. Hot yoga is done in hot conditions in order to replicate...

My mom handed me a bright, red leather bound notebook that had a long red ribbon glued to the inside of its spine. It was brand new; the pages were blank and the was book stiff. She gave it to me and smiled....

People really do get away with murder. The Jinx, a six-episode documentary series on HBO, tells the chilling story of Robert Durst. Durst, a scion of one of the wealthiest families in New York City, has...

In Japan, you won’t find a “crunchy spicy tuna roll” at a sushi bar. From many types of tuna to shrimp to uni (sea urchin), the Japanese take pride in the freshness and variety of fish they eat from...