Peace, love, and travel: Destination Kuwait

I’m going to Kuwait!

Most of you are probably wondering why I put an exclamation point on the end of that and yes, it is because I am so beyond excited.

Long story short — my parents and sister teach at a bilingual school in Kuwait City. I haven’t seen them since December. My parents are the best in the world and bought me a round-trip ticket for my birthday to finally see where they live.

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As semester closes, be thankful

Be thankful!

As this semester draws to a close, I am reminded of the people who have made a positive impact on my life, directly and indirectly.

We are, some of us, nameless students passing in the hallways. At times we offer a smile, a quick nod or wave hello, and the day improves. Whether we exchange names is irrelevant in my opinion. We all want to feel accepted and loved.

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QuikTrip a beloved Tulsa icon

When I go back home from Oklahoma City, I look for a marker along I-44 that tells me I’m back in my home country.

This sign defines the border between Green Country and the rest of Oklahoma. There are actually several of these markers in Tulsa, and friends insist having at least one meal from one of the locations when they return from out-of-state, and my dad has a mental map pinpointing where each sign in town is.

These places are so beloved, I have declared them Embassies of Tulsa.

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Citizens should look to the stars

On the radio here recently, I heard of the retirement of the NASA shuttle Discovery. The Discovery was part of such missions as the launch of the Hubble telescope, and with its retirement, the end of the shuttle program becomes just that much more real for me.

So…what now? Another “moonshot” drive, headed in the direction of terrestrial technology? Reallocation of the funds to some other aerospace program, weapons perhaps? But there’s a better question than “what now?”

Namely: who cares?

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