Illustration credit: Kaitlyn Gross The language we speak influences our thoughts and our perspectives. As a bilingual person, who speaks English and Chinese, I resonate with the idea a lot through my personal experience. Maybe you never thought about it and now wonder how language is able to affect the way think. Time orientation Although […]
Illustration credit: Phuong Huynh There is something about ghost stories: the thrill they give you from the jump scare, the spooky appearance, or the nightmares keeps you up past midnight. Nevertheless, while the purpose of ghost stories is often ascribed to pure entertainment, in many parts of the world, ghost stories have become a culturally […]
Image Source: Felipe Werneck/AP/Shutterstock In August of 2019, the Amazon Rainforest fires burned on the pages of almost every news source around the world. The world watched in panic as the world’s last mega-forest was consumed by flames set by humans- farmers clearing land for cattle ranching, soybean plantations, lumbering and gold. But not only […]
Image Source: asia.nikkei.com With crimson garments and gold-framed dark turquoise curtains providing an impressive backdrop, the new emperor of Japan, Naruhito, was officially enthroned on Tuesday with all of the ceremony that might be expected from a family who claims a royal lineage over 2,500 years old. But on the sidelines, Japan’s president, Shinzo Abe, […]
Image Source: Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images Canada’s 2015 federal election resulted in a Liberal majority government led by progressive Justin Trudeau. Throughout his political career leading up to September of 2019, Trudeau in the position of prime minister has taken many steps towards branding his progressive government as one built on inclusivity and social justice. Trudeau […]
A woman in Xi’an purchasing dumplings with Alipay I met up with a friend in Shanghai last summer. He had recently moved from Taipei, where we competed on our company’s dragon boat team together, to Shanghai. We met up for bubble tea at a crowded corner shop just outside Qibao Water Town. It looked like […]
Puerto Ricans celebrate at the Puerto Rican Pride Parade in NYC. Image source: Medium “We have not given justice to the Spanish Pioneers…simply because we have been misled,” wrote Native American activist Charles Lummis in 1893. To him, the Hispanics “made a record unparalleled; but our textbooks have not recognized that fact.” Almost 130 years […]
Illustration credit: Sana Kewalramani During the week of spring semester finals I received an email from the chair of the journalism department David Mindich, with a subject line “Spend a week in Greece this summer and earn three transfer credits through the Thessaloniki International Summer Media Academy.” Studying at home right then, I looked out the […]
Image source: Reuters/Yuri Gripas One had to flee and fled his capital city, two have been buried at the polls, and three others are hanging on by their nails. Since the beginning of the year, social movements have, via the ballot box, the streets, or both, seen the end of Greece and Ukraine’s leaders, while […]
Illustration credit: Eva DiNino “I don’t care about getting to know you. I want to know how you get to know.” With a flourish, Professor Hrebeniak dismissed the class, allowing all of us to marinate in his parting words and dissect the scrawl dictating our homework assignment for the night. Today, we were to emulate […]
Illustration Credit: Vy Lee When I tell people that I prefer to travel solo, a lot of them are surprised and curious: Is it weird to eat alone? Do I feel lonely? Am I scared that no one will be able to help me if something happens along the way? To be honest, my answer […]
Illustration Credit: Eva DiNino On the night of September 15th, Mexico bursts with joy and color as people flood into the streets and public squares to celebrate their country’s independence. Decorations and lights of green, white and red dress every building in sight as their residents and owners seek to pay homage to their national […]
Illustration Credit: Margot Whipps Written by G. Neely and K. Messerman In recent decades, countries around the world have begun to require that their populations learn English and with good reason. In 2013, the United Nation’s Education First (EF) English Proficiency Index found that out of 60 countries and territories, an increase in English proficiency […]
Written by: Michelle Ferguson, Yijin Chen, Gianna DeSimone Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Introduction Around the globe, English is widely regarded as one of the most ubiquitous languages and one of the most important to know, according to Mackenzie’s book, ELF, bilingualism and multicompetence. Today, there are an estimated 1.75 billion users of English worldwide, according […]
Foraging in Action with my permaculture friend Truman Traveling from Philadelphia to New Hampshire is on par with traveling to a different country. The entire population of Philadelphia is larger than that of New Hampshire’s (1.5 million vs. 1.3 million). While the rustic, country stores and charming fields of small farms sometimes make me want […]
Illustrations: Peter Natkin Study abroad in Europe is well known among the study abroad students. However, Europe isn’t the only option. For the past few years, Asia has become a popular destination for American students, in particular, Japan. Our reporter flew to Japan to uncover the reason behind these students’ interest in this country. All […]
In June 2019, Temple University’s Center for Language and Culture welcomed high school students from across the world to participate in EducationUSA Academy, a State Department program to help international students learn about American culture and how to apply for American universities. During their stay, Freely Magazine held an essay contest asking students to reflect […]
In June 2019, Temple University’s Center for Language and Culture welcomed high school students from across the world to participate in EducationUSA Academy, a State Department program to help international students learn about American culture and how to apply for American universities. During their stay, Freely Magazine held an essay contest asking students to reflect […]
In June 2019, Temple University’s Center for Language and Culture welcomed high school students from across the world to participate in EducationUSA Academy, a State Department program to help international students learn about American culture and how to apply for American universities. During their stay, Freely Magazine held an essay contest asking students to reflect […]
Photo Credit: Masala.com In Let her fly, Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala Yousafzai, the prominent Pakistani activist, takes us behind the curtain of her rise to fame, back to a time before UN recognition and Nobel Prizes. The story, narrated by Ziauddin, takes us through his journey from growing up in a very conservative […]
