When it comes to inclusive copywriting, one of the most important things to keep in mind is gendered language – as in, degendering your language. Whether intentional or not, gendered language shows up… more often than you might think. Not only can gendered language reinforce societal stereotypes, but it can also inadvertently exclude individuals who…
Growing up, my parents have always taught me that family comes first. Through my teenage, and I guess we can call them my “rebellious” years, I tested that value by trying to get out of family functions, and wanted to go out instead. After the dreadful teenage years passed, I…
I’ve been putting off writing about this four year journey for quite some time now, and I’m going to be honest… this post was written in different settings and at different times because there are so many things I want to write about this school that I called home! My…
While in San Francisco, my sister, her boyfriend and I had an intense week filled with a lot of sight seeing and eating. We tried to pack our week long trip with as many things to do and see as possible before we left to go back to the east…
As you can imagine, traveling to Ecuador meant being immersed into an entirely different culture with different values, practices and views. Especially in the Alternative Break program, our trip specified that we would be culturally immersed in Latin American culture and living a simple lifestyle, like those we were volunteering…
On our last day in Ecuador, my group and I took a trip to the beach to soak in some of the sun! It was so exciting because we were going to be in the Pacific Ocean besides the Atlantic, which I would say is a pretty big deal! Also,…
I mentioned Cuenca, Ecuador in a previous post, talking about a pitstop my Alternative Break group and I made at El Parque Nacional de Cajas, Cuenca. Cuenca, Ecuador is located about 4hr-ish away from Guayaquil, Ecuador. We left Escuela Semillita around 6am to make it to Cuenca [pronounced: Cwenka] at…
Cuenca, Ecuador is about a 4hr~ drive from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Oh my, it was an extremely long drive. The road to Cuenca [pronounced: Cwenka] took us up a large mountain range; so as you can imagine the road was constantly twisting and winding. Not to mention, the weather was not…
In my previous post, I wrote about the opportunity I received to travel to Guayaquil, Ecuador for one week to volunteer with a local elementary school. It was my first time traveling to South America and I really wasn’t sure what I would be expecting. I tried to Google pictures…
Something that James Madison University offers to students is the opportunity to attend an Alternative Break program during Thanksgiving, winter and spring break. An Alternative Break is the opportunity to dedicate one week of your vacation entirely to service and serving others in a lesser state than you are. I…
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