The hardest and most painful thing one can imagine is to leave one's own home, family, and friends. The reason behind this may be different for each person. If I take my own example, I left my home for a higher quality of education and to explore opportunities in international human rights organisations. Since coming to the UK, I have seen people belonging to different corners of the world who came here for work, protection of life, and as refugees.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver, The Summer Day
The calendar calls our attention to the last month of the year. Thirty-one days of all the things…how do you feel about it?
Are you scrambling to fit your seemingly continuous to-do list into each jam-packed day of life’s chaos?
Most people know the moment when they look at their phone and feel a little overwhelmed. Too many messages, too much news, too many tiny things asking for attention. Digital detox practices help calm that noise. They are not dramatic or mystical. They are practical habits that give the mind more space and make life feel a bit less crowded.
For anyone with a bigger Christmas budget this year, setting your sights on Christmas in New York City is definitely a festive vacation idea to consider. NYC is really quite magical during Christmastime, with more lights, events, and festive cheer than a lot of other major cities!
Just think about the amount of Christmas movies that are set in New York City - it’s the perfect backdrop for the kind of cozy, fairytale festive season we all really want!
Traveling for an extended period, whether it is for work, family visits, or just a change of scenery, means that you need to have a different kind of planning. It's not just about picking the right flights and hotels; it's all about finding a good balance. You want to make sure that you have somewhere that feels a little bit more like home and routines that are still in place, as well as being able to have the normal travel experiences that remind you of what you love to explore.
Celebrate Chinese New Year by making these crisped and sauced meatballs.
Meatballs
1 lbs. ground pork
6 slices bacon, chopped small
3 tbsp. green onions, diced
1 tbsp. fresh ground ginger
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. tart juice (cherry, cranberry)
¾ cup Panko bread crumbs
¼ tsp. white pepper
½ tsp. salt
Because students enrolled in semester-long programs are moving constantly between various rooms in dormitory buildings, classrooms, and places they share with other programme participants, as well as between their homes and temporary housing, it is very common to have personal property lost or placed in other people's property or property left unsecured. Due to the limited amount of space available to students in dormitories and the heavy workload required to maintain a busy schedule, it may be difficult to maintain organization.
Translating German documents for U.S. immigration looks simple on paper, yet every year thousands of applications are delayed because a stamp was skipped, a course title was interpreted rather than translated, or the translator’s certification statement was missing a few key words. In 2025, the rules remain strict: USCIS will only accept full, certified, word-for-word English renditions of any foreign-language record.
Scandinavia Private Tours has been on our radar for a while now, and having experienced aspects of the service, we wanted to review it. Here, we give it our full attention, explaining what the operator does, what it doesn’t do, what we liked, and what we thought could be improved.
