An interesting article by the BBC profiles the increasing problem with coastal communities driving up the unemployment figures, as surfers attempt to collect unemployment as long as possible, so they can continue surfing. An interesting view on the surfing community. I can understand wanting to surf (I’m a surfer myself) but the best waves are [...]
SFGate.com profiled a few women who have immigrated from India to America recently, and found out how life in a country has been for them, at home, while their husbands are off working.
Reema Shahani, 26, who holds a master’s degree in human rights, fills her day looking for recipes online.
Varkha Chellani, 37, a former [...]
Dogs running amok through people’s picnics. Owners not picking up their pet’s droppings. And mutts bowling over cyclists and little children.
These were some of the concerns raised by residents who oppose the push by the City of Sydney council to open the city’s parks to dogs.
But with 73 per cent of the 1527 public submissions [...]
For the record, I live in Australia now, but the experiences I’ve had here, as well as the experiences I had in Spain, have given me a unique view on life in America, and I must say, there’s a lot that is taken for granted.
It’s Monday even, around 9pm, and you’ve got a craving for [...]
To stereotype an American is to generalize a society that is as diverse as ever. America is a melting pot of hundreds of cultures and traditions from across the globe. In fact, Americans are holding on to their cultural beliefs longer and longer in a world that would seem to look upon the country unfavorably. [...]
