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Never Apologize for Creating Your Own Schedule
Having that ability is an earned luxury — stop diluting it with 9 to 5 conventions Image created via Canva Pro. Yesterday, as I took some time in the middle of my workday to work out, I felt the familiar feeling of anxiety burning a hole in my chest. A few, half-distracted core exercises later, I figured out exactly what it was that was bothering me. As soon as I did, I couldn’t wait to write about it — literally.
An Old Man and a Baby Walk Into a Bar on New Year’s Eve
HUMOR Here’s the true story of the passing of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. 2021 New Year’s Baby Photo by Gift Habeshaw on Unsplash 2020 and 2021 walk into a bar. Yeah, I know the New Year’s Baby is too young to drink, but the old man, 2020, can drink enough for several years and then some. Baby: “So, old man, any advice about the people inhabiting this planet? What are they like? Old Man: “Well, kid, they’re a fickle lot.
Could ASMR Be a Brand’s Secret Weapon?
✍️ This piece was originally published as part of my new Substack newsletter, the Marketing Mind Meld. Subscribe there for weekly marketing reads! There are certain sounds in the world that are universally soothing. The thunder of a waterfall. The crashing of waves. The crackling of a fire. We don’t second guess nature sounds or wonder why our favorite meditation apps play them in the background of a narration. We’ve grown accustomed to associating nature with joy and relaxation.
It’s Time We Talked About Transphobia in the Comments Section
Three transgender women were assaulted — commenters came for the women Photo by Leon Seibert on Unsplash TW: Screenshots of comments included in this article contain sensitive content, including transphobic language. Ever since I came out and started following queer people online, I learned not to scroll down into the comments section. Especially on transgender-related content. Why? Because the hate was just too jarring.
Dear, Anonymous: If You Want More in Life, Now’s the Time to Take It
Categories Motivation Share Written by Follow us 1 280 000 followers 4 887 followers Hey, how are you? How’re you holding up? I know it’s been a while since we last talked … come to think of it, it’s been a while since we’ve talked to anyone at all.
Two Months of Social Isolation Later and I Still Can’t Wait to Solo Travel
Categories ChinaLife StoriesLocationsTravel Diaries Share Written by We’re in the middle of a global pandemic, social isolation is the new status quo, and somehow still, in the middle of all this, I’m missing solo travel. I know what you’re thinking, because I’m thinking it too: How could someone dream of going on a trip alone in a time when most of us are starved for social interaction? Exploring Shanghai back streets on my own.
14 People, 14 Places, One Day in the Life of a Global Pandemic
Categories Current EventsLife Stories Share Written by One lazy Sunday afternoon at home, I was laying in bed thinking about this strange timeline we’ve all found ourselves living, and wondering what I could write to bottle it up. And because this quarantine has been just a little too long, and my motivation to write just a little too low, I decided to have other people do the work for me this time. … Ok, ok, it didn’t really go down like that – I’m just kidding (mostly).
Celebrating Dutch Liberation while in Quarantine
Categories Current EventsLocals ofThe Netherlands Share Written by This post was contributed by Marieke van den Oever. May 5th marks the anniversary of the Dutch liberation from the Nazi Germans in the Second World War. Today we celebrate our freedom for the 75th time. However, this year is holds a new meaning. It’s ironic, how exactly on the day of 75 years of freedom in the Netherlands, our “freedom” has been contained. This year we would celebrate it big, bigger than ever.
A Therapist in Paris: The Study Abroad Story I Didn’t Tell
Categories FranceLife StoriesMotivation Share Written by As soon as I dropped my bags back in my childhood bedroom in the quiet suburbs of Connecticut, all I wanted to do was tell stories from my last few months abroad. The stories of expressos “au comptoir” in tiny Parisian cafes, a blurry night spent dancing (spazzing) through the cobblestoned streets of Venice, or that post-hike/pre-club sunset view in Barcelona came spilling out of me like an overdue secret. And who could blame me?
Quarantine and Camera Roll Therapy: Treat Yourself to a Scroll
Categories Current EventsLife StoriesMotivation Share Written by If you told me a little over a month ago that I was going to start an article draft with, “So I was on a Zoom call with friends a couple days ago,” I wouldn’t have known what to say. First of all, what’s Zoom, and second of all why aren’t we just hanging out in person? * Yikes … who’s gonna tell him? I never wanted it to be this way, but here we go: I was on a Zoom call with friends a couple of days ago.
"I speak Chinese … right?" A Perfectionist’s Language Learning Struggle
Categories ChinaLanguage LearningLife Stories Share Written by Sometimes I can be a bit of a perfectionist. To some people, that might sound like I don’t give my work the good ol’ stamp of approval until it’s absolutely perfect, but that’s just a misconception. No, nothing I make is perfect – because as we all know (I hope), perfection is an unrealistic standard.
5 Ways to Keep the 'Shut Up and Go' Mindset Alive From Home
Categories Current EventsFrenchMotivation Share Written by A little over a week ago, I was sure that I’d be in LA right now. Actually, I wasn’t just sure, I was determined. The existential threat of a global pandemic was all but theoretical to me, and I wasn’t ready to make any major changes in my life – other than washing my hands raw and keeping them away from my face, of course. I was going to get on that flight. My friends when I said I would still get on that flight.
How The West Coast Cured My East Coast Loneliness
Categories Life StoriesNorth AmericaUSA Share Written by New York City has a special way of making you feel lonely. While anywhere else you might just feel loneliness on its own, here it’s more of a two-for-one deal – loneliness with a side-helping of irony. Because how can you be lonely when you live in a place where you’re literally almost never alone? Loneliness catches you by surprise in this city, because it doesn’t seem to make logical sense.
He Didn’t Want to Date a European: On Dating, Travel and Deal Breakers
February 27, 2020 7 min read Categories DatingHere and Queer (LGBTQ+)USA Share Written by This post was contributed by Till Kaeslin. I mean, look, I’m 21-years-old and have never been in a “serious”, long-term relationship – which is basically to say that most of the “dating” I’ve done has come from right swipes and late night’s out. I didn’t need to think about what truly worked and what didn’t, because I was just having fun. And I still am.
Belmont moderator reflects on cold case killer
On the night of Jan. 6, 1969, Jane Britton, a 23-year-old student completing her graduate studies in anthropology at Harvard University, was brutally assaulted and slain in her fourth floor Harvard Square apartment. The following day, after her body was discovered, the first reporter to step foot on the scene was Belmont’s Town Moderator Michael Widmer, then, a recent Harvard graduate not much older than Britton. It was Widmer’s second day on the job as a reporter for United Press International.
Rats still a concern in Joey’s Park and beyond in Belmont
The suburbs have long been seen as a place to get away from all the craziness of the city. But while Boston’s suburbs are still a safe haven from city congestion, blaring car horns, and overcrowded apartment complexes, there is one urban pet peeve that has managed to burrow and crawl it’s way outbound. Rats. Beginning a little over a year ago, concerns over these pesky little rodents closed down Joey’s Park twice, initially in October of 2017 and then once again in February of this year.
Belmont trash collection to turn away unsealed containers
Belmont resident and Town Meeting member Paul Roberts said he remembers a time when he was able to take just about anything to his curbside and have the town’s trash collectors haul it out of sight. “Anything – bed frame, mattress, it was great, it was really old school,” Roberts said. “It was like you were back in the fifties or something.” But times have changed, and the town is tightening its regulations on trash collection.
Free Speech Rally organizers voice opposition to sanctuary city status
The organizers of the controversial Free Speech Rally, which drew a crowd of over 40,000 counter protesters in August, and subsequent Rally for the Republic held a demonstration against sanctuary cities and illegal immigration Saturday morning at the Massachusetts State House.
Here are the major issues Walsh needs to work on in the next 4 years
After winning the mayoral election on Tuesday, Martin Walsh will now have to address some of the biggest challenges facing the city’s residents over the course of his four-year term. Four of the issues that have been most hotly debated throughout the mayoral campaign include affordable housing,wealth disparity across neighborhoods, minority representation in city government and ongoing drug abuse. Affordable housing has long been an issue on Boston residents’ minds, and now more than ever.
Walsh, Jackson engage in first debate since announcing campaigns
Mayoral candidates Tito Jackson and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh participated in their first joint public debate since the start of their campaigns Wednesday night at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. Walsh began his opening statements, reiterating his promise to Boston youth, pledging to them opportunities for housing, education and a sound market for job security.
Las Vegas shooter researched Boston locations
The Boston Police Department acknowledged media reports Thursday that the Las Vegas shooting suspect Stephen Paddock may have researched Boston locations prior to the attack at the Route 91 Harvest Festival Sunday night. An article from The Boston Globe reported that anonymous officials in government and law enforcement had informed them Paddock had Googled Fenway Park and the Boston Center for the Arts, as well as several major concert venues in the city.
Gun violence in Boston is up 25 percent from last year
The usually scenic and peaceful grounds of the Boston Common were transformed into a crime scene Tuesday evening, with lines of caution tape marking a shooting that left a 19-year-old Hyde Park resident seriously injured, according to The Boston Globe. Indicative of a larger problem in the state of Massachusetts and the nation at-large, shootings in Boston have been on the rise. Data published by the Boston Police Department indicates that by Aug.
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge to remain closed past schedule
After a series of last minute delays in construction and bad weather conditions, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced in a press release Saturday the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge and the MBTA B branch will remain closed to commuters until the middle of the upcoming week. Despite projections that construction would remain on track made as recently as Friday, Aug.
Massachusetts Senate, House at odds over marijuana legislation
Massachusetts Senate and House of Representative members on the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy are locked in disagreement over recreational marijuana legislation, both having proposed conflicting bills amending Ballot Question 4, which passed in November.
The Election Issue
With the Boston municipal elections coming up in November, we at The Daily Free Press want to keep students up-to-date on all the latest election developments. Here is a run-through of this year’s City Council candidates in the Boston University area, as well as the candidates battling it out in the mayoral election.
Life after Weston: Freshman year in college is full of struggles
Weston Forum interns James Kunhardt and Till Kaeslin just before they set off for college. —Patricia Gay photo Last September I said goodbye to my family and friends, my dogs, and Weston, the small town I had called home for the last two years, to drop my stuff into a 100-square-foot dorm room at Boston University. Needless to say, my freshman year at college can be summed up in one word: change. From having to adjust to life in the city, new classes, and a new friend group, change was everywhere.
Municipality committee holds hearing on neighborhood development legislation
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government met at the Massachusetts State House Monday for a hearing on several different legislative proposals on neighborhood development and zoning.
Pokémon GO crazes hits Weston
As a kid, Pokémon was always part of my daily life. Whether during long car trips, rainy days, or just lazy mornings in bed, I could always be found cross-legged, deeply immersed with my Game Boy. What made it more fun was that it wasn’t just me playing, but my two brothers and even all my friends. We were a generation captivated by one game. Over the years, however, as the games and consoles changed, the fascination with Pokémon started to peter out.
Teaching kids to put down their cell phones and learn how to sew
As technology continues to become a bigger influence in our world today, the use of devices such as phones and computers has trickled down to even the youngest generation. As a consequence, the kids of today are much handier with an iPhone than a pair of scissors, or a needle and thread. Weston resident Gabriela Low, mother of three, looks at this as an alarming trend, which may have negative effects on children’s motor skills and creativity.
Weston High School interns get a taste of the real world
With the end of the school year, there is an established tradition for Weston High School seniors — internships. During the last month of high school, a number of Weston seniors are given the opportunity to leave the school grounds to get real workplace experience at one of many different locations. Here are some of these experiences. Grace Juneau interned with SoundWaters, a Stamford-based environmental education organization, at its coastal education center at Cove Island Park in Stamford.
News Alert: Weston library will be closed Monday and Tuesday
The Weston Public Library will be closed Monday, June 6, and Tuesday, June 7, while the library moves into its temporary location in the library’s Community Room. Renovations to the inside of the library are starting on June 6. The space is being remodeled to make it more patron-friendly. Included in the long list of renovations are the addition of three small group study rooms, a kids and teen area, a self-service cafe, energy-efficient LED lights, and flooring improvements.
Weston teen gives new life to old computers
Technology is a trend-fueled market, with people clamoring for the newest computer models and flaunting their updated devices as if they were some sort of fashion statement. But there is a lot of waste when people dump their old desktop Macs to get the newest and latest laptop. Taylor Kendall, an enterprising Weston teen, has come up with a way to take outdated, old computers and refurbish them, giving them a new life — and a new audience.
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