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Tripping through the EU: No, I’m not “excited”

Tripping through the EU: No, I’m not “excited”

When I first told everyone I was going on an exchange to England, the immediate response was always in reference to my level of excitement: “Exchange? That’s so exciting!” “Are you excited?” “How excited are you?” “You must be so excited!”

Tripping through the EU: No, I’m not “excited”
What you should know about high cholesterol

What you should know about high cholesterol

Many young people believe they don't need to worry about their cholesterol until they're old and overweight. Not true! Eating an unhealthy diet and being inactive can result in a plethora of health conditions, including high cholesterol, even when you're young!

What you should know about high cholesterol
The benefits of the Slow Movement for students and recent grads

The benefits of the Slow Movement for students and recent grads

The Slow Movement isn’t about being lazy. It’s about being effectively productive, producing quality over quantity and being able to move from fast-forward mode to regular speed.

The benefits of the Slow Movement for students and recent grads
Apartment hunting basics for beginners

Apartment hunting basics for beginners

Sometimes it just isn't meant to be. Save feelings of disappointment for when you buy your first home. If one apartment doesn't work out for one reason or another, there are plenty more like it. Just keep searching,the perfect apartment for you is out there somewhere!

Apartment hunting basics for beginners
Volunteering at a youth shelter has had a lasting impact

Volunteering at a youth shelter has had a lasting impact

The shelter looked like a house. There was an area filled with computers and couches, a dining room and kitchen in the basement and the bedrooms upstairs. The bedrooms had bunk beds in them so more kids could stay there. The experience was eye opening.

Volunteering at a youth shelter has had a lasting impact
Tripping through the EU: No, I’m not “excited”

Tripping through the EU: No, I’m not “excited”

When I first told everyone I was going on an exchange to England, the immediate response was always in reference to my level of excitement: “Exchange? That’s so exciting!” “Are you excited?” “How excited are you?” “You must be so excited!”

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What you should know about high cholesterol

What you should know about high cholesterol

Many young people believe they don't need to worry about their cholesterol until they're old and overweight. Not true! Eating an unhealthy diet and being inactive can result in a plethora of health conditions, including high cholesterol, even when you're young!

Read the full story

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The benefits of the Slow Movement for students and recent grads

The benefits of the Slow Movement for students and recent grads

The Slow Movement isn’t about being lazy. It’s about being effectively productive, producing quality over quantity and being able to move from fast-forward mode to regular speed.

Read the full story

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Apartment hunting basics for beginners

Apartment hunting basics for beginners

Sometimes it just isn't meant to be. Save feelings of disappointment for when you buy your first home. If one apartment doesn't work out for one reason or another, there are plenty more like it. Just keep searching,the perfect apartment for you is out there somewhere!

Read the full story

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Volunteering at a youth shelter has had a lasting impact

Volunteering at a youth shelter has had a lasting impact

The shelter looked like a house. There was an area filled with computers and couches, a dining room and kitchen in the basement and the bedrooms upstairs. The bedrooms had bunk beds in them so more kids could stay there. The experience was eye opening.

Read the full story

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Top 5 styles of the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Top 5 styles of the Vancouver Winter Olympics

While the 2010 Winter Olympics will most likely be remembered for all the records it managed to break—and create—in Canadian sports history, it also produced an ardent degree of patriotism that, for two whole weeks, managed to overwhelm an entire nation’s fashion mindset.

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7 ways to save money in your apartment

7 ways to save money in your apartment

We all know having an apartment isn't just a one-payment deal. It's a monthly committment filled with little extra price tags we may not always expect. Here are some ways to save cash in your home-sweet-home.

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Movie review: Precious

Movie review: Precious

Powerful, sickening, beautiful and shocking, Precious is a film that packs an emotional punch and sticks with you for a while.

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The best dollar store deals for your home

The best dollar store deals for your home

You never truly realize how immense the costs for the "small things" are until you move out of your parents' home and live on your own for the very first time. My own bank account took a hit when I first moved out—that is, until someone asked me, “Have you tried the dollar store?”

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Natural solutions to 5 common health complaints

Natural solutions to 5 common health complaints

Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. Why is it that when we feel the symptoms to these ailments we turn to over-the-counter medications? Is it wise to swallow pills for every ache and pain?

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