This tweet by Bettina Makalintal (@bettinamak) hit home. Hard. I’ve been thinking about this a lot during 2020. Did my immigrant experience prepare me for this pandemic? My husband and I are immigrants and both our parents are in our respective home countries. Every year during the holidays, when…

We all have to eat, right. For some, it’s a simple act of moving food from the plate to your mouth, from point A to point B. Food is more than what we eat. It can heal us, make us laugh or cry, makes us forget or remember, helps us…

It brings me pure joy to cook for myself. When all else is out of my control, the type of food I make and eat is in my power. But not in a calorie counting way. If I am stressed, cooking calms me down. It’s very therapeutic. It’s part of…

Last semester, eight senior journalism students attended my advanced multimedia class at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. From the start, the students were placed in three teams and each group worked on a community issue of their choice. This class had an emphasis on interactivity, design thinking, creative problem…

My co-founder and I are doing user research on learning new skills and what drives you to stay on top of your game. Our goal is to better understand learning needs, pain points, and motivations when it comes to advancing professionally and personally. The end results will help us make…

As toddlers, we learn so many things by ourselves. We fall, we get up, sometimes we cry, other times we giggle, but we’re persistent at succeeding. We have our parents, grandparents and other supporters cheering us on, but at the end, the journey and the success are ours. We do…

I love to learn and test new tools. When it comes to my personal growth and learning, I find it increasingly difficult to keep track of everything. How many books I’ve read, how many short tutorial videos and webinars I’ve watched, how many and which coding classes I took…

Goal: Lose 10 pounds in a month. You set up a plan about the wholesome, whole grain, veggie-rich food that you’re going to eat, and when are you going to exercise and for how long. Week one, all is well, week two things start to slip up. You feel guilty…

I became an American citizen in 2012. Bad government is all I know coming from the Balkans. Seeing all the people crying yesterday left me saddened because it’s all too familiar. All I wanted to do is listen and give everyone hugs. I know the feeling, I cried, and my…