Monthly Archives: March 2014

Health in Hungary

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Coming from UW-Stevens Point, I have acquired a relatively well-rounded outlook on wellness factors. Remember, the SPECIES model? Social, Physical, Environmental, Career, Intellectual, Emotional… Sexual? No, Spiritual! (Still got it!) I’ve been thinking about these things since arriving in Hungary, and I’ve made some observations comparing Hungary’s health to the U.S., particularly Stevens Point. Social: […]

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Leaving a Legacy: Rose Petersen ’57 (1936-2014)

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Rose Petersen ’57 died peacefully Feb. 18, 2014, in the arms of her loving husband, Don, and surrounded by family. She fought the good fight for 13 years after being diagnosed with lymphoma, but in the end, was no longer able to combat the disease. Rose and Don were instrumental in the recent redesign of […]

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International Women’s Day

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Hola chicos! I feel like I have been starting my most recent posts with something talking about how cold it is and then I continue to say it can’t be that much longer and soon it will be spring. I say this hoping the next time I write it will actually be warmer and begin […]

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Adventure awaited in Gran Canaria

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Five of us got together at a coffee shop to book tickets to Gran Canaria, the second largest island of the Canary Islands owned by Spain, for Carnaval (Spanish version of Halloween to start Lent). We had all ambition to go for the crazy festivities that would make up Carnaval, but ended up ditching every […]

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The Proposed Health and Wellness Center Vote

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Coming up really soon is election season (March 7-13). You’ll be voting on the 2014-15 SGA President and Vice President, selecting who you want to represent you on the Senate, and, among a few other things, VOTING IN A HUGE IMPORTANT REFERENDUM. I’m gonna try to say some things about that which I hope will […]

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I just want my own shower!

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After living in hostels and out of my suitcase for two weeks, I was more than ready to get to New Zealand and get my own bedroom and bathroom! So many things you take for granted when you have access to them everyday (like WiFi!). I can’t even explain how happy I was to finally […]

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This place is too good to be true!

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I decided that the last few days I was spending in Australia were going to be on the Great Ocean Road, so I took a three-day trip from Adelaide to Melbourne and saw the most astonishing places I could ever imagine. I climbed to the highest point in Australia in the Grampian Mountains, spent a […]

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