By Adria Nassim The sun shines through the trees overhead. A squirrel pops out from behind a tree, and Ernie Pyle’s statue watches it all from a distance. Students dot the campus as they wander between classes. Just beyond Pyle’s line of sight in the forest bordering Sample Gates, the iconic entrance to Indiana University… Read more »
I recently moved out of the house I had lived in for 5 years. It had been a good house, but required a lot of upkeep with the yard and landscaping. My family and I decided it would be best to move me to a condominium where all the maintenance and yardwork would be taken… Read more »
One of my favorite memories as a child and young adult was going to camp every summer. From the time I was 11 until age 23, I attended Camp Barnabas in southern Missouri for a week every summer. Camp Barnabas offers 9 week long sessions for children ages 7 to 17 and their siblings and… Read more »
I first began to understand how to navigate my way around a city when I was 23 years old. Until then, I always had someone with me because of the potential to get lost or disoriented. I went to a program called The College Internship Program in Bloomington, Indiana. The staff there knew I was… Read more »
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite books was the Sesame Street book People in My Neighborhood. It featured all the different parts of a neighborhood such as the grocery and toy store, the doctor’s office, and the iconic Sesame Street characters to go with them. Part of teaching children and young… Read more »