In the spirit of Thanksgiving I’ve felt inspired to make a new list in my notes app: the things I’m grateful for. With all the bad things happening in the world, it can be difficult to appreciate what is good, but with Thanksgiving approaching I’ve...

New Zealand. Home to extreme sports, picturesque landscapes, and the Maori people. The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand and trace their ancestry back to the Polynesians and make up an integral part of New Zealand’s history and unique...

What comes to mind when you think of the word “pest?” There’s many different kinds of animals that fall into this category, such as mosquitos, cockroaches, certain birds, animals in the rodent family, etc. But why do we consider organisms in...

T-2 weeks Right as we come back from Thanksgiving Break, I will be heading straight to the CTE Center to take my Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Licensure test.  In Texas, to officially become and practice as a CNA, there are two parts to the...

Flashcards are a simple yet effective way to study since they promote active recall in the brain. Seeing a term, an image, or both and then trying to remember the meaning helps move the term from short-term memory to long. Additionally, flashcards help...

I was originally going to talk about prepping for college interviews, however, with course registration for my underclassmen, I decided to share my great wisdom and insight into some of the college-level courses I’ve taken in my high school career.  College...

I changed treatments!! I will now have tried three different medications for my disease, but why switch? Let me tell you.  First off, time. Time is the biggest pain when it comes to my medications. My first treatment plan took two full hospital days...

This week, International Insight brings you a special edition of geopolitical news: a world tour of responses, reactions, and ramifications to the American presidential election on Nov. 5. The original “shot heard round the world” may have been...

A list I keep in my notes app is a list of movies to watch. This is an ongoing list that I’m constantly adding and checking movies off of. More times than I’d like to admit, I’ve spent more time choosing something to watch than actually watching...

Drama. You either love it or hate it. I think there’s clear differences when it comes to spilling tea and gossip. Either talking badly about someone or talking about someone who treated you badly. And sometimes you can do both, which isn’t good...

Today marks a month of going to nursing homes and putting my Certified Nursing Assistant skills into practice with actual residents. In Health Science Clinical, our first nine weeks were dedicated to learning and practicing the 23 Prometric skills...

With increased technology use, it is no surprise that advancements have also spread to how we study, specifically through study apps. In modern education, study apps can be beneficial when it comes to helping students learn new information in ways they...