Above: Photos of an ancient Mayan Pok Ta Pok ball court at Coba, Mexico. If you venture to Cancun, Mexico in the near future, I highly recommend stopping by Cobá, Mexico, a large ruined city from Pre-Columbian Mayan civilization. While there, you’ll see multiple ruins, including my personal favorites — the Pok Ta Pok ball…
Is it true that painting tree trunks white helps them grow?
Above: Weikai touts his Michelada. Hey everyone! My boyfriend (Weikai) and I just got back from Cancun! I have lots of posts to share with you about our adventures, and I’d like to start out with a post about Weikai’s new found Mexican favorite — the Michelada. Michelada is a type of Mexican “cerveza preparada”…
My favorite tunes to pull out on the karaoke floor.
I remember the first time I heard about hookah. I was a freshman at NYU, and it was the first night that I had spent in my dorm room. To get to know each other, my freshman floormates and I went out that night. My roommate suggested that we go get hookah. Of course, being…
I just wanted to share the most recent NYU Wellness Exchange public service announcement encouraging students to know their limits on drinking alcohol. It’s interesting that they would try to spell it out for us… so, how much is too much? Well, according to this PSA, you’re over the line in you’ve gone from: one…
Many people know about the significance of March 10, 1959 for Tibetans. It was the day of the Tibetan National Uprising against Chinese occupation. But it wasn’t until last night when I learned of the importance of March 12th in Tibetan history. On March 12, 1959, thousands of Tibetan Women gathered in Lhasa to protest…
For those of you who don’t know much about me, let me make something very clear: I LOVE CHOCOLATE. There, now it’s all out in the open. Last night, I was shopping at my favorite dive store, Filene’s Basement, when I noticed that they had chocolate on sale. Surprisingly, they carry a lot of premium…
After 16 months of delays, Google has finally launched Google Voice.The service features: One phone number for all of your calls and text messages Voicemail Transcription: All of your voicemails are transcribed, saved, and searchable. Free conference calls for up to six people International calls at a reasonable rate. For example, since I’m so in…
In celebration of their 70th Birthday, Glamour Magazine is dishing out subscriptions for $1.50 for one year! How did they choose $1.50? That was their price in their founding year of 1939. Take advantage of this one! Sign up for a subscription here! You might be wondering how I heard about this… Facebook! I’m really…
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