What's Richmond Like?
Where do I begin? The quick answer is that Richmond is a very diverse city, especially downtown. The city is overall very tolerant of differ
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Safety in Mexico City
Let’s be real, Mexico is not portrayed as a safe place to Americans. Many of the portrayals are sensationalized and cherrypicked, often colo
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Being a Black American Woman in Athens
Being black. Being American. Being a woman. Three very different things that can overwhelmingly affect an experience abroad, especially when
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Love is an Open Door
No, Frozen is not my favorite Disney movie, but it is clever in a lot of ways, especially the music. “Love is an Open Door” is one of the so
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A New Definition of Diverse
In the U.S., no matter how often we claim the whole “melting pot” shtick, residents of non-white backgrounds always wind up being otherized.
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Beauty & Blackness in Qatar
As is the case in many Arab countries, Qatar had a very prominent beauty & makeup scene. So, today we’re going to talk about just a few
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Pack Your Juices & Berries
Let’s discuss the black hair situation in Qatar. How did local black people wear their hair? How did I wear my hair? How did people react to
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Toilets & Tampons
Toilets. If you’re human, you’re going to be using one. Thing is, every country does them a bit differently. Then when it comes to being a c
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Being a Graduating Senior Exchange Student During the 20th Anniversary at VCUQ
What was VCUQ like compared to VCU? How was the 20th anniversary? How was graduation? What was it like as an exchange student? Boy, there wa
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Being a Woman in Qatar
When it comes to ladies, traditional thoughts are mixed with modern progressiveness, more often leaning toward the modern.
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