Like several of the other topics that we covered in my social ethics class, therapy vs. enhancement never really crossed my mind in concrete terms until we dealt with it in class and I feel that it was too broad of a topic to make one general consensus on. To learn more about the technical […]
Category: Lifestyle
How To Live A Frugal Life | Best Frugal Living Tips
How to Live Frugally and Save Money Since the post I published on how I saved $4000 as a nanny over the summer, I have been getting a lot of feedback from friends asking for more specific help. I know that for a lot of people, the hardest part of saving is curbing excessive spending […]
How To Find Balance In Life
Finding Balance in My Busy Life I did it! I survived the first week of school. Being a full time student (15 credit hours) and working a busy schedule (20-30 hours) as a nanny/babysitter is definitely something that is going to take some getting used to. Luckily, the nature of my work allows for a […]
A Local’s Travel Guide To South Florida
When I travel, I try my best to travel like a local. I like to eat at the cool local dives and go to places suggested by the locals rather than the sponsored suggestions on Yelp and Travelocity. I live in a very touristy place, close to some major tourist attractions. Being a tourist is […]
Ethics With Em: Euthanasia
Euthanasia is something that I have always learned to be wrong. I think I just went with that way of thinking of it as wrong because I did not realize all that it really entails. In my mind, and in the minds of some of the author’s we have studied, active and passive euthanasia are […]
Ethics With Em: Responsible Stewardship
As promised, here is the second installment to my mini-series, Ethics With Em! – – – As human beings, we are constantly faced with decisions. Chicken or beef? A burger or a salad? Run the water while brushing your teeth or conserve it? Have a positive or negative attitude? Feed your dog or just wait […]
How I Saved $4000 in One Summer
A Summer of Savings As the summer comes to an end, so does my 13-Week Summer Saving Plan. If you know me or if you have read my post on deciding to transfer from a school that was completely covered by scholarship to one that not, you know that I had made a really […]
Cruisin’ The Caribbean
I have been out of the country for two of the past three weeks and I can not think of better way to have spent that time. I absolutely love the Caribbean with all of my heart. It is a region full of many beautiful cultures and languages, but all of the islands have that special […]
The Truth About Being a Missionary
If you keep up with my blog or follow me on any form of social media, you know that I went on my third mission trip to Las Matas de Farfan. You saw the pictures of us and the kids and my sister and I riding horses and my mom’s new pet chicken, Suzie. You […]
Mission “Books for Love”: ACCOMPLISHED
I am proud to say that in the past week, I took part in a beautiful mission during which over 300 books, 30 coloring books, 12 sets of flashcards, 20 packs of crayons, hundreds of pairs of shoes, nearly 1000 outfits, lots of school supplies, and lots of love were distributed to the wonderful people […]