Hakuna Matata. Translated from Swahili, it literally means ‘no worries’. If real life lived up to the expectations of Timon and Pumba, our lives would all be free of worries, and all our mottos would be Hakuna Matata.
“It means no worries, for the rest of our days.” The idea of a worry-free...
There has been a debate for quite a while now about whether or not dancing is a sport. I, personally, can only speak for classical ballet, which I believe is a sport. An artsy sport. Even though ballet is performed, and not played, it is still a sport. It is just as hard, if not harder than other sp...
While Disney is busy making arrangements for their next movie, Frozen, Angry Birds Animations is planning a movie of their own. In 2016, a movie based on the smartphone game Angry Birds will come out to theaters.
Angry Birds Animations just may rival Disney with their first movie. The only probl...
Imagination is a skill commonly overlooked, but an essential one nonetheless. Without imagination, some of the world’s most famous inventions would not exist. How does one make something truly great without developing the idea of it first? Many people say that imagination is something that is inte...
The original Cinderella story ends not at all like the Disney version. “When the wedding with the King's son had to be celebrated, the two false sisters came and wanted to get into favor with Cinderella and share her good fortune. When the betrothed couple went to church, the elder was at the...
Zouk Flash Mob: Wheelchair Dancers Perform
On September 17, 2012, two of my dance teachers, Marie Alonzo and Henri Velandia; along with a few other dancers, organized a Zouk flash mob. This was reported in Princeton’s newspaper, but the article did not mention once, the wheelchair dancers that ...
On November 26, 2011, at 10:02 am, Curiosity, NASA’s new Mars rover launched. It landed safely on the red planet, in Gale Crater, eight months and twelve days later on August 6th 2012, at 6:11 am. The Mars Rover Mission had been postponed until late 2016- early 2017 because of a lack of funding. T...
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