I spent this past semester living in London and interning at The Independent, a national British newspaper. The Independent was launched in 1986 and is one of the youngest daily newspapers in the United Kingdom. When I first received my placement, I wasn’t very familiar with the Indy, but after doing some research I realized it is one of the most respected newspapers in the UK.
A mechanical hum like the crashing of ocean waves fills the air as workers weave through the large tanks that held clusters of black and silver fish of all sizes. In a super-sized trailer set at an industrial park near the airport in Turner Falls, Mass., a new kind of farming is taking place. In exchange for crops growing in rows, giant pools over six feet tall fill up the room.
Sitting in Hebrew school can only teach you so much about your people and their culture. Sitting in a restaurant in Jerusalem ordering dinner? That’s an educational moment.
For the past 17 years, Professor Richard Newton has led UMass Journalism students to the sun-drenched Italian island of Sicily. Students in the three credit Journalism 391R course, otherwise known as the “Sicily class,” have the opportunity to travel to the island for ten days over spring break.
I'm paddling in the front, my cohort Mikaela is in the back. The Lang River's current gains speed as we approach the vast opening of Tham Lod Cave. The tip of the inflatable red kayak is heading straight towards a rock masked by branches as I try to recall our tour guide's instructions to avoid collision.
Coffee makers with beans imported from Costa Rica stand proudly in front of the food counter at The Works Bakery Café with all kinds of breads, pastries and other various fresh ingredients just waiting for the staff to prepare.
I spent the entire month of February checking the British Vogue website every day, waiting for one particular announcement: the release of tickets to the third Vogue Fashion Festival in association with Harrods in London on March 29 and 30.
Make yourself go into that pub and order some chips and beer; ask the bartender the coolest place they’ve been to in London. Take the Tube to a neighborhood you haven’t experienced like Camden with its awesome food market. Take a chance, chances are, it will make a world of a difference.
For my entire K-12 schooling career I ate a peanut butter sandwich for lunch – no jelly. Just a peanut-butter sandwich, every single Monday through Friday, for thirteen years.
