What is Love? Part 1
The subject of this entry is kind of a big topic, and is rather hard to define (if not impossible). Quite an undertaking for my first entry. These entries are meant as a place for people to share...
View ArticleA Dream Knowing the Future
So I had this dream last night and it has really made me think about this hypothetical situation. From what I remember... here it goes... So I'm in third grade and it's the first day of school....
View ArticleWhat is Love? Part 2
I found this excerpt from the July 2009 issue of Runner's World magazine in a Q&A section called "Ask Miles":"Dear Miles, How do I know if I've experienced the runner's high?Katie D., - New Albany,...
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My cousin Victoria read my last blog on the topic and I discovered a new point of view to the question, "What is Love?"She writes in her own blog:"I think that love is not something you feel for...
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So I've been doing a lot of thinking again lately on the subject (or rather the reason/person why I am writing this series) One thing I still don't understand is why do people all have different...
View ArticleFree Will vs. Fate
A recent struggle that I have been dealing with is the issue of Free Will and Destiny/Fate. As a person who does not believe in Pre-Destination (or Pre-Determinism) I find it hard to accept this thing...
View ArticleDefinition of Sport
One of the most popular forms of American entertainment is sports. I believe it is safe to say that everyone has at least participated in or viewed at least one sporting event. There are many "sports"...
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Turkey
I was blessed to be able to travel to Turkey in December 2010 for 10 days. It was a pre-trip to a winter session study abroad class in Greece. I was also blessed to be able to travel with 8 other...
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Greece (Part I)
In the winter of 2010/2011, I was blessed to attend a study abroad program in Greece for three weeks as well as an optional, 10 day “pre-trip” in Turkey (see previous blog entry). The class was about...
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Greece (Part II)
The next morning I woke up and headed over to the breakfast building which was next to the main part of the hotel (it is also where the lecture room and bar are located). The breakfast was pretty good...
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Greece (Part III)
Our first full day in Athens began with breakfast, of course, in the Hotel Plaka. I had their plain corn flakes with milk, drizzled with honey for the entire week; a recipe I devised in Delphi. Our...
View ArticleWhat is Love? Part 5
Well, it has been almost two years since I last wrote on this illusive and complex topic. I have greatly changed as a person since then. I have done a lot of growing up, and I still have a long way to...
View ArticleReview of "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall
In the past decade or so, a backwards revolution in running has taken place. There has been a surge in what is known as barefoot running. It is a return to the ways that our ancestors ran and lived....
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