For two weeks, I lived in the fabulous, furious and overly polluted city of New York. I attended the School of the New York Times, and, while I learned the tools of journalistic trade, I also felt the need to live like a real New Yorker. The only downside? According to my summer camp’s safety seminar, I need to act rude to become a New Yorker. It was going to be a long week… Keep Reading
I do not enjoy shopping, I do not like to care about how I look and I have never opened an issue of Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar - until now. Keep Reading
If you read my previous Flip or Flops, you may know that I am a picky eater. Usually, I only eat dairy-based meals, such as mac and cheese, pizza and grilled cheese. So perhaps a diet change is exactly what I need. Luckily, this week I lived vegan. Unluckily, veganism has a lot more steps than “meats” the eye. Keep Reading
College: the worst one week of my life. For this week’s Flip or Flop, I went to the University of Florida for their Summer Journalism Institute. Do not get me wrong, I love journalism. In fact, the classes were the best part. Rather, the college experience itself was… not what I expected. Keep Reading
After weeks of planning, the international movement inviting teens to take action against climate change because it is “the last hour to do so” dubbed by the hashtag “#ThisIsZeroHour” came alive in one powerful youth march. The Zero Hour Fort Lauderdale Youth Climate March, planned directly by American Heritage alumni and students, marched in Esplanade Park in Fort Lauderdale from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Keep Reading