Rapunzel is a fairytale that owes its origins to pregnancy cravings. Pregnant with her first child, the story begins with Rapunzel’s mother experiencing an all-consuming craving for the herb...
As is typical in many language courses, we recently started the weather unit in my Czech class. Aside from learning weather-related vocabulary, my instructor – who is always privy to a fun fact –...
At the beginning of summer, I experienced an unfortunate reality check. While fantasizing about sunbathing in the park accompanied by an abundant summer picnic, I reveled over my famous watermelon...
Not all learning happens in the classroom. The year was 2024, and I was on a camping trip with some friends. Unfortunately for us, we had run out of firewood and needed to find more. Wanting to...
Ironically, during Montreal’s total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, I was in Madrid – one of the lucky cities in the path of totality for the total solar eclipse crossing the region on August 12th....
While I thought I was lucky enough to escape Europe’s intense June heatwave, I was greeted by equally brutal temperatures upon my return to New York City. With temperatures exceeding 37ºC in the...
