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Over the last four weeks, I have straddled the equator line, zip-lined through a rainforest on the edge of the Amazon, and climbed to 15,780 feet above sea level on Cotopaxi, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. I took 80 hours of intensive Spanish, learned how to make Ecuadorian soup with shrimp and plantain "meatballs," and had my first fluid and coherent conversation in another language.
But six months ago, I was sitting in a cubicle at a desk job in relative misery, anxious, heartbroken and depressed. So let me start from the beginning.
I went to college at Northeastern...
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Hardly anything compares to the shows Nickelodeon ran in the 90s. Wouldn't it be fulfilling to relax and watch a marathon of The Amanda Show, Doug, and As Told By Ginger? It is particularly surprising to learn how short the run for some of these shows were- despite the 3 season run of Rocket Power it seemed to have been in the background of my whole childhood. Here are the 9 most missed Nickelodeon shows from the 90s, because let's face it: the 90's really were all that.
1. As Told By Ginger
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With graduation approaching you needed to check out the 20 Things You Should Know How to Do Before You Graduate College.
And speaking of graduation, you wondered Where Are They Now?: The Cast of Laguna Beach since we haven’t seen much of a few of them since their graduation years ago.
Summer vacation means internships, so you needed to refer to The 5 Best Clothing Stores For Your Internship Wardrobe, as well as 5 Wardrobe Staples You Need For Your Summer Internship.
Summer isn’t all work, it also means summer movies! So in the spirit of epic summer blockbusters, you saw what all the fuss was...
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The science behind speed dating. [Greatist]
Should you be tested for the BRCA gene? [Real Self]
50 great love quotes. [YourTango]
Ways to get longer, thicker lashes. [ChickRx]
Top 6 summer camp movies. [Noodling]
Funny college photos. [The Berry]
Students fight back against unpaid internships. [USA Today College]
The speech that will change the way you feel about adulthood. [UpWorthy]
Adorable video of a dog crying while watching The Lion King. [Thought Catalog]
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This week in news, women's preventive health entered the spotlight when Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie revealed her preventive double mastectomy procedure, which significantly reduced her chances of getting breast cancer. Meanwhile, the IRS is being held accountable for some suspicious tax exemption criteria from back in 2010 that seemed to target conservative groups opposing Obama. In other national news, a Hofstra University student was killed when a bullet from an officer's gun missed the robbery suspect holding her hostage and struck her in the head.
These are just some of the top...
