Have you ever felt a deep longing for a place you have never been to? A sense of yearning that goes beyond simple curiosity or wanderlust? This feeling, while common, is difficult to put into words in many languages. The Portuguese word saudade captures a complex emotion of longing and nostalgia, often for something or someone absent. Rua tranquila de paralelepípedos em uma antiga cidade portuguesa Saudade Meaning Saudade is a Portuguese word that has no direct translation in English. It...

Hi, everyone. I haven't written in a while, and I have a lot to fill you in on. For one, I'm in tenth grade now (wow!) and I'm taking an honors middle east course. It's crazy to think that I'm doing what my younger self could never have imagined: being more well informed on the middle east than even my dad (who's incredibly well-read and knowledgable about the topic). What I wanted to write about today is current events. More specifically, Iran. Iran is currently undergoing a wave of...

Hi everybody! Today, I will be talking about music and its impact on kids at my school and generation. First of all, music is HUGE. I mean, it's not like music just became popular, but you know what has? The rise of technology. Airpods, shower water-proof speakers, headphones, you name it. At school, just about everybody has airpods. Everyone is in their little music bubble, listening to Travis and Britney and Queen Bey. This leads me to my question: why do we depend on music, and what makes...