Hebrew is a beautiful language with a long, interesting history. Did you know that Hebrew was actually considered extinct as a mother tongue for centuries until it was revitalized in the late 1800s? Not many languages can make that claim. Today, it is once again a thriving language with over 9 million speakers across …
Photography has always been both a fun and useful skill: Formerly, dads carried large camcorders to capture their children’s school plays; vacationers enjoyed taking (and showing off) the picturesque photos of their exotic trip; journalists took photos that spoke truth to power. Photography still has these roles, but the methods have changed with technology. If …
Establishing a habit of yoga practice is not difficult, but you might be wondering: what is the best way to start? If your life is hectic, if you travel a lot, or if you have an unpredictable schedule – you might think that now is just not the time. However, online yoga training for beginners …
There are so many different things you can do when you know how to code. Even just knowing one or two of the many programming languages opens you up to new career opportunities. Want to create your own game? Your own website? Maybe you want to become a software developer. Whether you want to learn …
Have you ever seen a friend’s drawing and your first response was, “I can’t even draw a stick figure!” A lot of people think drawing is some sort of innate talent that they simply don’t possess, but drawing is more about practice and skill than it is about simply having a gift. Anyone can learn …
Many people start learning an instrument, only to give it up before they can truly learn how to play. There are many reasons for this: lack of time, lack of funds, being unable to find a teacher that teaches in a way that suits you, having a lack of motivation due to bad past experiences, …
In Focus: Udemy Courses Many people are worried about their finances. How do you set up an emergency fund, save for retirement, put money into a college fund, save up for a vacation, etc. amidst all the other expenses you have day to day? This can be made even more difficult by student loan or …
Book Review by Julie Sara Porter The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre We all know the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI ) even if we may never have taken it ourselves. We may have described our child as “she’s such an introvert. She won’t …
In Focus: Magoosh TOEFL Prep If you are not a native English speaker planning to learn the language, either for admission to a University or to work in a predominantly English-speaking country, the TOEFL test is the best place to start and this is why it is the most sought after English test. You will …
Book Review by Julie Porter The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google By Scott Galloway We know these Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. They are a part of our daily lives. We may hold their creators under suspicion and grumble about their unfair practices, but we can’t cut ourselves off …