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Longing

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(Photo Taken By: Ayaris Perez) by: Brenda Nieves  That moment when you thought everything was perfect in your life. When you believed that there was a balance financially, emotionally, and spiritually. Then you realize that there is a void that starts in your stomach and creeps up to your heart and knots up in your throats until it enters your mind. You immediately are filled with memories and reminisce to that one time with that person. You remember the funny moments, like that one time you made someone else laugh so hard that the sound of his or her laugh danced into your ears and created the best endorphin you could have ever felt. But not all of the memories were great and sometimes they would seep into your dreams. Remember that one time you pretended to be asleep when you were really browsing the Internet because you were afraid to dream. Looking out into your dark room wondering what would you do without them. Unfortunately, life ...

Heritage

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By: Brenda Nieves Her-it-age  - a special individual possession. Cultural Heritage  - is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values Definitions found on google So I went to a trip to South Africa because of my wonderful school  Shenandoah University.  It was a life changing experience for me, especially when I thought about cultural heritage around the world. I was a part of the  Global Citizenship Project . This program is open to undergraduate/ graduate students and faculty members.All you have to do is write a one-page paper and then a selected few get picked to go to five different countries around the world during spring break. You are immersed into a different culture with a group of people you may have never met if it wasn’t for this trip. It sounds amazing right?  I know it does. 20...