The Comfortable Chair

student council became my safe haven- that was not always the case. When I joined in my freshman year, I was the only Latina in the entire council, causing me to feel out of place from the beginning. As the year progressed, I began feeling more comfortable around the people there, but I still didn’t feel apart of the “council family.” On a chilly Monday evening in October, we were having our monthly meeting where the council was choosing the theme for the annual semi-formal dance. In order…

elements, the better. Humans innately gravitate towards places that connects them with nature, and this is one reason some universities and libraries have wooden tables and chairs with green basing. Studies even show that 80% of workplace accidents happen because of stress, so it is best to focus on creating a more comfortable environment with greenspacing and natural elements. 2. Focus on the overall aesthetics…

amount of learning for the students. In order to do this, I will set my classroom up in groups or tables instead of rows. This will help build a community between my students and I, as well as, my students with each other so that they will feel comfortable enough to have a discussion about topics and expand their knowledge without relying on me for information to be memorized instead of internalized. My second belief is that students should not be as quickly “diagnosed” with learning…

I walk quickly into the beauty parlor, desperately in need of an appointment to fix my blonde hair. Deep down I know I don’t want to get my hair done, I only want Shreevy, my husband, to look at me once again the way he did in high school. He never looks me up and down and wonders how he got so lucky, or why I stay with him. Shreevy never tells me I’m pretty anymore even though I still do my hair and dress the way he likes me too. My hair is always curled in a way that frames my face, my makeup…

If you know you want to explore life on the road, and you don’t want your house to be permanently in one location, you need to seriously consider if a class A motor or a 5th wheel is the best driving and living choice for you. The Driving Set-Up One of the biggest differences between a class A motor home and 5th wheel is how they are set up and how you drive them. With a class A motor home, you are driving around a giant house on wheels. The driver’s seat is generally shaped like a captains…

Imagine this! People sitting in the Bahamas, and they are sitting on a beach chair on the beach. People are tanning and eating ice cream. It is hot, humid in the Bahamas, and people are in the ocean to cool down. Life can’t get any better because they are nice and relaxed. Nothing is on their mind, and they are happy in the Bahamas. There are many definitions of relaxation; it isn’t anxiety, but it is calmness and pleasure. To start out, there are many example of what relaxation isn’t. To…

I'm here to ask a very good question are you a sports fan or a sports fanatic? I looked up both definitions and the dictionary states for a fan the meaning is "an enthusiastic devotee or follower of sports or sports team" the meaning of a fanatic is "a person with an extreme enthusiasm or zeal for sports or sports team". The difference between a sports fan and a sports fanatic is a very fine line. I consider myself a fanatic, and I will give you my opinion of the fine line that separates a fan…

with EOP. The transition from high school to college was definitely challenging however, all the resources offered to me definitely made it a lot easier. Knowing that I could get help from the program and all the mentors made UCSB feel a lot more comfortable thus I want to be apart of it and help other students feel the same. My work experience is very limited, however, the experiences I gained from volunteering will help excel in this position. Being the Secretary of the Recycling…

transgender people to use private or separate bathrooms is not the solution. As published on July 10, 2016 in the National Center for Transgender Equalty Newsletter, “Offering separate or private bathrooms is a great way to ensure anyone can feel comfortable when they go to the bathroom, whether or not they're transgender. However, private bath rooms may be unavailable or very inconvenient to access. More importantly, forcing transgender people to use private bathrooms when other people do not…

especially the first date, is the time for fist impressions, which they say, will last forever. Try to achieve a cool, confident look by knowing what to wear. The casual look is the first choice of many, but it really depends on the clothes that you are comfortable wearing. Be it a t-shirt, polo or jacket, what matters most is the fact that it is ironed and not wrinkly, has zero dirt stains and looks perfectly good on you. Now that you have an idea on what to wear, let's go to the…