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How I Gained a Student's Perspective Through Knitting

"Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life." -Nicolas Chamfort I took a knitting class with my sister. Yes, we were the youngest...

"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind." - Bruce Lee The...

“Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler." -Roman Payne Part 2 A clear blue sky summoned us...

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination." -Henry David Thoreau The canvas of Chicago is adorned with the imaginations of its...

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. " Anthony J. D'Angelo Wednesday brought with it the last leg of...

"In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let...

“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play." ― Charles...

"Be Brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." - Paulo Coelho Knowing that there were many promising experiences ahead of me,...

"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world."-Gustave Flaubert Each time I visit a different place, I...

Alliteration. I love alliteration...maybe even to a fault. There is something about the way the words sound when making their way along...