The Official Guide to Turkish Sneezing

Are you ready for cold, flu and allergy season in Turkey …? When cold and flu season rolled around while growing up in the United States, if a friend / relative sneezed, it was traditional for passersby to say Health! gold God bless you! gold Gesundheit! (The latter is used more often by German relatives on my mother’s side.) If […]

Black lipstick

Today, black lipstick is more associated with the goth subculture and, to a lesser extent, with some heavy metal bands and singers. Bands like KISS and Alice Cooper still sport this dramatic look. However, when applied poorly, this lipstick can appear sticky and difficult. Among the Goths, it is the mark of a person without experience or unaware of himself. […]

All about ASAP, FYI and FYA

ONE day a colleague turned to me and asked: “What is FYI?” “For your information.” “What is FYA?” “For your action.” “What is WRT?“ “With reference to …” Before the conversation got any longer, I quickly looked up a website with acronyms used in business communications and emailed it to him. This conversation made me realize that the full meaning […]

Will my martial art take me to the UFC?

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has seen a meteoric rise in popularity and viewership ratings in recent years. Love it or hate it, it seems the UFC is here to stay. Consequently, many men in the 18- to 34-year-old demographic are becoming more interested in martial arts. After seeing great forwards like Chuck Liddell, Anderson Silva and Houston Alexander and […]

Spanish parties and festivals

Spanish Festivals and Festivals are a celebration of what it means to be a Spaniard to be part of and share a common National and Local History and Culture … so with that being said, let’s explore some of the many celebrations that take place throughout this colorful country. January The year of celebrating Spanish fiestas and festivals begins in […]

Crossing the mangrove by Maryse Conde

“Crossing the Mangrove”, by Maryse Conde, is set in 1986 on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The story is told through the eyes of many islanders who are uncomfortable with the arrival of a strange foreigner who has come to live among them. Francisco Álvarez-Sánchez’s mysterious story invokes themes from Caribbean life past and present and the stories of the […]

The Law of Success: An Overview of Lesson Fourteen from Napoleon Hill

Lesson fourteen from Napoleon Hill’s book The law of success It is titled Tolerance. Hill believes that intolerance is a form of ignorance that must be abolished in order to be successful. Intolerance is the cause of wars and creates enemies in business. Hill expresses his view that intolerance wreaks havoc on religious organizations that divide into sects and denominations […]