For the first time in 185 years, there will be no fall semester at Green Mountain College in western Vermont. The school fell victim to trends in higher education that could soon impact hundreds of other schools. One expert predicts that 25% of colleges will fail in the next 20 years. In an effort to protect the environment colleges will be cutting back on Liberal Arts University Programs and all other curriculums that are not work based skiils, AKA: programs that dont lead to work, will be reducing their volume.
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There is no place like Oahu… and if you’re planning a trip to the island, lucky you! Here are some of my favorite things to do on Oahu.
NORTH SHORE
An hour drive from Waikiki, the North Shore is one of my favorite places in the world. I absolutely love it here! Start your day with a stop in Haleiwa and grab breakfast or lunch in this historic town before you head out on your adventure. During the summer months, the Country is flat and perfect for swimming, snorkeling and diving. In winter, the waves get big… in some places up to 25- 40 feet. There are several surfing competitions during the winter months (November- December) so beaches can get busy and you can expect even more traffic.
Turtle Bay Resort– Grab a drink at sunset by the pool, Lei Lei’s (Dinner)
Waialua Sugar Mill – Get your coffee fix and take a tour of how coffee is made.
*Interested in swimming with sharks without a cage? Check out my blog post about my experience here.
WEST SIDE
Pristine, uncrowded and absolutely beautiful… they don’t call this the best side for nothing. Drive to the end of the road for some of the best beaches on the island and enjoy the view of the majestic Waianae Mountain Range. (Check the surf forecast or ask a lifeguard to make sure the water isn’t too rough before you go.) If you are traveling with family, visit Koolina for the Paradise Cove Luau or spend time in the lazy river at the Disney Aulani Resort.
FAVORITE BEACHES:
Yokohama Bay
Makua Beach
Makaha Beach
Electric Beach
EAST SIDE
Starting from November to May, this is where you want to be if you want to go whale watching. After Hawaii Kai, Kalanianaole Highway is a scenic road with dreamy views and plenty of lookouts where you can stop and enjoy the view. There are also several hikes along this route, including the Makapuu Lighthouse trail and Tom Tom trail. Rent a kayak in Kailua and head to the Mokulua Islands, or go on a full moon hike on the Lanikai Pillbox trail.
Always sunny and rainbow sightings are almost guaranteed… Waikiki is busy, vibrant and your destination for nightlife and high-end shopping. (Chinatown also has a nightlife scene.) Take a surf lesson in Waikiki, or board a sunset catamaran cruise with your best friends. Wake up early, (really early) and walk towards Diamond Head if you want to enjoy the beach without the big crowds… but you can always count on these beaches being very packed.
*The Hilton Hawaiian Village has a fireworks show every Friday night at 7:45pm.
FAVORITE BEACHES:
Ala Moana Beach Park
Kaimana Beach Park
EAT and DRINK:
Ono’s Seafood – Amazing Poke! (Only a 10 minute drive from Waikiki.)
Yauatcha – (Happy Hour) Read about my experience here.
STAY:
The Modern Honolulu – One of my favorite hangouts! Stop by for a drink at the pool, and stay for a night out at the Lobby Bar. Read about my experience in the Penthouse here.
It’s not really the most wonderful time of the year unless there is snow involved. Fact.
This is your reaction when it snows (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Not only can snow be the greatest part of the British weather experience, but it also guarantees more happiness than a decent summer season.
Ah snow. Word on the street (the street being the Met Office) is that we are due a sprinkling of snow, with many places across the UK being treated to a flurry last night.
And snow lovers couldn’t be happier about this.
1. So PRETTY
Of course autumn is really beautiful, what with the leaves all turning to a cosy shade of orange. However, not even the prettiest autumn scene, trees lining a path through an empty park, could ever trump a field full of freshly fallen, untouched snow.
2. Makes Christmas better
There are only two things that could make Christmas Day even better; meeting Santa Clause, or a white Christmas.
Nothing could match the warm fuzzy feeling of waking up early in the morning on Christmas Day and seeing your street transformed as if it’s been draped in a layer of clean cotton wool.
Bing Crosby felt exactly the same way.
3. Snowmen
You love nothing more than grabbing a few sticks, buttons, pebbles and the obligatory carrot stick and assembling a small team to make an epic snowman.
Of course you take this very seriously, and every time you pride yourself on having the best snowman on the street.
In fact you have a strict method involving rolling a huge ball of snow down a slope in order to get your snowman as big as possible. You have also been known to shed a tear once he melts away. *Sob*
This is your reaction when it snows (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
4. Snow days = best days
There are waves of excitement that still feel the exact same way when you’re an adult as they did when you were a child.
Stuff like watching Home Alone, birthday cake… and snow days.
A snow day feels just as amazing now, when you can’t get into the office, as it did when school was closed.
Especially when you get to the station only to be greeted with signs telling you that all trains are cancelled.
You take this opportunity to power walk home as quickly as possible, alerting everyone you meet on your way that it’s now an official snow day, whilst being busy with thoughts of how to make the most of it.
Of course throwing a few snowballs around is mandatory.
5. The memories
It doesn’t matter if your school days weren’t your best days, because the memories of snowy times during school definitely makes up for this.
The only thing to trump the mayhem of times when a dog managed to get into the playground was sitting in Maths and seeing thick heavy flakes falling and engulfing everything.
Most of the time your teachers would give up trying to capture your attention and let you out early which was always welcomed.
6. Perfect for long walks
There is something special about being able to stomp over fresh untouched snow whilst wrapped up head to toe in at least six layers of clothing.
Is there anything better than popping on some wellies and going for a long walk in the crisp cold air whilst feeling the soft snow underneath your feet?
Probably not.
Better than sweating in the park during a muggy July (Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
This is way better than sweating in the park during a muggy July (Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
7. Everything stops
Of course some people don’t like the snow because it causes disruption, but this can actually be a good thing.
It’s nice to have a bit of disruption which causes things to come to a bit of a stop, proving that it’s not the end of the world if you don’t manage to answer all your emails before 6pm.
8. Snow watching is intense
The only thing that could ever trump a snow filled walk, is sitting inside near the radiator with a hot drink and watching the snow fall and seeing the world turn into a winter wonderland.
Preferably whilst wearing thick woolly socks.
During this ritual you embark upon an emotional roller-coaster as you are glued to the window desperately wishing for the snow to become thicker, and heavier. Any sign of easing off leads to severe disappointment, which can only be ended by another flurry.
9. It’s very exciting
Waiting for the snow to arrive is a bit like waiting for a baby.
You know that it will come at some point, and despite having a rough time frame you still exhaust yourself with excitement waiting for it to arrive.
Once it finally arrives there is something magical about waking up and being able to tell from the silence outside, and the light reflecting off the snow into your bedroom that your wait is now over.
10. How to deal with haters
Being a lover of snow means you’ve developed a very thick skin to not only deal with the temperature drop, but also all of the people who don’t like the snow.
You’ve figured that if you can convert one snow hater to a snow fan then you’ve pretty much served your purpose on Earth.
11. SLEDGE TIME
You’ve probably got a customised beauty hidden in your garage, or garden shed that you always bring out as soon as the snow lands.
You also know the best parks within a 10 mile radius to go get revel in all the fun that sledging offers. And you head out with a sense of urgency, in order to get the best of the snow before pesky teenagers ruin it all.
12. It’s never enough
Chances are that most years you will end up slightly disappointed, as the UK tends to only get a small sprinkling.
But this just means that when we receive a heavy snow storm, you take full advantage of this rare event by spending as much time as possible outside.
You will even risk mild frostbite and soggy gloves in order to squeeze in as much time as possible in the snow. And it’s well worth it.
13. And it always goes too soon
The fact that snow melts away is one of the biggest tragedies in your life, and each time the sun comes out you are filled with dread.
Especially when it goes from being fresh white pure snow and disintegrates into a brown muddy slushy mess.
The only way to get through this is by remembering all of the good times you’ve had with it, and pinning your hopes on it returning next year. Courtesy of: The Metro UK.
BOZEMAN, Mont. — A black bear was spotted walking down the hallway at a high school in Montana on Wednesday morning, according to multiple media reports.
The bear entered the school through an open garage door in the back of the building at around 7:30 a.m.
Good morning/afternoon/night, friends! I hope you’re enjoying this first full week of Fall. Here in Texas, I’m not feeling much of a difference in temperature (given we experience a season/ season and a half at most), but I’m ready to welcome one of my favorite months of the year. While many kick off the season travelling to places that require a jacket, or at least a jumper, I kicked off the end of summer by going to the beach, Cayman Islands that is, for board meetings.
The results? After just one week, I have come back brown and burnt…but it’s all good. One of the absolute highlights of my trip was my time playing with dolphins. Since I was a little (albeit big) girl, I always dreamed of swimming with dolphins. I still remember my dismay as a third grader when I found out that swimming with dolphins was cancelled due to inclement weather. I decided to make up for it in a big way, and if you are ever visiting Cayman, DO IT!! While this is not necessarily a fashion post, and apologies for looking horrendous in my pictures, I wanted to share a fun de-stresser and encourage you all to find a way to de-stress this week. I decided to go for the top package, which allowed me to play and even do a lift with two dolphins. It is amazing how intuitive and intelligent dolphins are, and getting kissed by a dolphin has a way of relaxing you…even when work is tough. My favorite dolphin, Luna, was labelled the old, crazy dolphin, so naturally I preferred her to Luca. Wonder why…
The amazing part was the fact that I virtually had the experience to myself, and the trainer was so knowledgeable and was all about having a laugh. For my fellow bloggers, rest assured that they will have a photographer dedicated to capturing your moment….even if you’re travelling alone like I was.
If you’re headed to the area, click here for more info!
With your entrance fee, you even get access to the turtle farm. It is amazing to see hundreds of enormous turtles. If you’re brave like I am, you can even swim (and yes kiss) your very own turtle.
Hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday, and I hope you take a moment to de-stress! Have any tips?!? I’d love to hear them!!
Good morning/afternoon/night, friends! I hope you’re enjoying this first full week of Fall. Here in Texas, I’m not feeling much of a difference in temperature (given we experience a season/ season and a half at most), but I’m ready to welcome one of my favorite months of the year. While many kick off the season travelling to places that require a jacket, or at least a jumper, I kicked off the end of summer by going to the beach, Cayman Islands that is, for board meetings.
The results? After just one week, I have come back brown and burnt…but it’s all good. One of the absolute highlights of my trip was my time playing with dolphins. Since I was a little (albeit big) girl, I always dreamed of swimming with dolphins. I still remember my dismay as a third grader when I found out that swimming with dolphins was cancelled due to inclement weather. I…
There’s now one more reason to avoid Victoria’s tourist-swarmed downtown core this summer.
Volunteers in 1940s-style British “bobby” uniforms — complete with egg-shaped hats — will be walking the beat “armed only with a smile, interesting historical facts and crime prevention information,” according to police. It’s an effort to make out-of-towners feel even more like they’ve escaped to a west-coast Pleasantville. And it’s another reason to hate on tourists:
You know, the camera-toting (don’t you have a smartphone?!), meanderers clad in comfortable shoes, clogging the seawall in Vancouver and the streets of Kensington Market in Toronto. Also known, to one friend, as “THE WORST SIDEWALK WALKERS!”
They don’t know where they’re going, or how to get there. They turn our cities into marketing fluff and our streets into parking lots for tour buses.
But in our annoyance, we forget: We are tourists, too.
Canadians are the seventh-largest spenders on travel in the world, to the tune of $37 billion in 2014.
The golden rule of a good trip is good people. That could be a travel buddy or a hostel crew, but it’s also often the locals. In Lisbon, Portugal, my sister and I made friends out of people who showed us the hidden bars and late-night hangouts, the beaches a short drive out of town, the best places to catch the sunset.
That’s the hipster way to travel these days — getting the “local” experience. But we forget it relies on locals treating us, the tourists, like the potentially interesting humans we are.
I try to be kind to tourists, sometimes. I’ll offer directions or tips on what to see and eat. But I’ve never looked at a tourist as a potential friend. And I’ve never been the source of someone’s amazing story of travel to Canada.
There is another reason to stop hating tourists: They brought in $17.3 billion in 2014. You’ve heard this before, but many people’s livelihoods depend on them.
Yes, it is irritating to see my hometown become even more of a caricature of imagined Englishness. I didn’t think Victoria could grovel any harder at the feet of its British roots. It can.
But whatever I think of the volunteer bobby idea, it’s time to shed the haughty gaze at the wayward tourist. There’s no point having a superiority complex if you don’t help make your city a nice place to be.
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A hungry stingray jumps out of the water and onto a man-made ramp, providing these tourists an incredible up-close experience during a trip to Maldives. Have you ever swam with stingrays before? Share you experiences!
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1. A “13th year” of public education combines the supportive environment of high school with the first year of community college — and more students are staying enrolled.
By Rebecca Schuman in Slate
2. Imagine drones as solar-powered and mobile cell towers delivering connectivity to underserved areas.
By Adele Peters in Co.Exist
3. Large employers offering employees at-home solar power at a deep discount could help scale and create demand for this critical renewable resource.
By Diane Cardwell in the New York Times
4. If “democracy” is intended to work for everyone, not just the political class in America, it’s clearly failing.
By Clive Crook in Bloomberg View
5. With each success, new community partnerships exercise greater strength, building civic confidence to solve persistent regional problems.
By Monique Miles in the Aspen Journal of Ideas
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people
will not feel insecure around you.
We were born to make and manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
Hundreds of balloon pilots take off at annual New Mexico fiesta
Pilot Leigh Spicer flies his hot air balloon in Edmonton, Alberta.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The mass ascension of hundreds of hot air balloons above Albuquerque went off without a hitch Saturday morning.
Pilots began launching shortly after 7 a.m. at the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
The majority of balloons appeared to be floating south and winds were about 4 mph (6.4 kph), officials said.
All the balloons landed safely around the city a few hours later, authorities said.
This year’s colorful balloons include one shaped like the head of Yoda and another like Darth Vader from “Star Wars.”
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Organizers equipped all 550 pilots with tablet computers capable of running a mapping application that enabled them to steer clear of the many restricted areas or prohibited zones like airport flight paths, the zoo and other locations.
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