My church is quite service oriented, and I actually really enjoy serving other people. In fact if a service project comes up, I pretty much clear my schedule so that I’m able to attend. I think there is just something extremely rewarding about helping other people. In fact, I find it fascinating that working for […]

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I had never ridden a train in my life up until about 2 months ago. So, when my Mom told me we were taking a train up to NYC, I had a rickety old red-cushioned seated machine in my mind. However, that was far from what I got. Not that I’m complaining because what we […]

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I didn’t feel it necessary to creatively title this blog, seeing as the name of the cavern itself it rather enticing. Unfortunately however, I’m accustomed to seeing the advertisements for the caverns but never considered the stories that lied behind the name or what a tour of the cavern had to offer and therefore I […]

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NYC might as well be named the capital of America considering it’s popularity and pace of life. The City That Never Sleeps is aptly named. There aren’t very many people in the country who’ve never been to New York City. With 52.7 million visitors in 2012 and 54.3 million in 2013, the number contiunes to […]

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To be honest, I had never previously been to a market  in my life before this bucket list became an assignment. My image of a market was an outdoor area with all kinds of things being sold and all walks of people coming to buy all different kinds of things. Well, I was sorely mistaking […]

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America is a food based society, and The Apple Harvest Festival isn’t an exception. There is a ton of food! And consequently, that is what I have always thought of when I consider festivals. Although, in their defense, if there’s one thing they really do well, it is food. But we can never forget the […]

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My Wednesday afternoons aren’t usually spent trudging through a cornfield and questioning how many communicable diseases could be contracted from such a walk. However, when it comes to wanting an A in a history class, risks like this must be made. Although, I can’t deny that the view alone almost made the whole trip worth […]

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