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Not Built for Ballet
I have been hiding from ballet class. I wish that were a clever metaphor, but it’s not. I have been hiding from ballet class. Every week, I book a class, and twelve hours before it begins, I cancel the booking. At first, I told myself it was for other reasons, like having work to do or people to see or rest to take. But by the time week six rolled around, I knew. I am hiding from ballet class. I bought everything, too. The leotard, the tights, the shoes. Everything I used to wear once a week from the ages
Read articleDoes moving lead to personal development? An author’s abroad analysis
Is it possible to move your whole life to another country in two suitcases? Yes, yes it is. In one hand you hold your passport, and in the other hope for a new life filled with infinite possibilities. Moving far away from everything you know for an extended period of time forces you to leave everything you know behind and start fresh; Be on your own for the first time, nobody knows who you are or your first language, nickname or mannerisms. You become a blank page that is now painted with lessons of challenges abroad. It changes you, and
Read articleHilary Duff Is Not Your Teen Idol
For tweens growing up in the 2000s, Hilary Duff was a name synonymous with “icon” and “idol.” Best known at the time for portraying middle-schooler Lizzie McGuire on the Disney show of the same name, Duff’s character helped young girls navigate the awkward stages of puberty. Whether that was getting her first bra or going on a date with her crush, Duff was there with them through it all, one clumsy tumble at a time. Despite being a child star, Duff was able to transition out of Disney mostly unscathed, acting in more mature roles in shows like Younger, Gossip
Read articleAre They Really Just Wrestling?
Two men are holding each other. One is lying down. The other is on top of him, holding his head inside his arms. They are both shirtless. Then, the audience cheers for the “babyface” (hero) as the “heel” (villain) taps out. The lights go up, and the audience claps because their favourite wrestler just won a match. At its core, wrestling is about people–usually of the same sex–wearing minimal clothing, holding each other, picking each other up, and carefully dropping each other onto a mat. These physical actions are quite intimate, providing a rather homosexual undertone to the sport. If
Read articleOPINION: Self Beyond the Resume
This may sound strange but, it’s rare that we actually have the chance to meet ourselves in this life. How can we, when we are taught to define who we are by what we do? From a young age we’re asked; what we want to be when we grow up? But never who we want to become or how we want to feel. As a result, we learn to condense everything inside of us as schooling, then a degree, a line on our resume and then hopefully a job. What are you studying in school? What are your grades like?
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