The Drinking Age in America is Foolish

As a young man, I told myself that I wouldn’t drink alcohol to often when I finally became of age. The thought of feeling sick from over-drinking or the headaches from a hangover did not make me want to do it at all. I was content with the age limit set in America being 21. Read More

Flee or Die: The Story of a Gay Man from Nigeria

Phillips just wanted to live a normal, happy life. But given his circumstances living in Nigeria was next to impossible. He had only two choices: run as far away as he could and start a new life somewhere else or die. As a kid, Phillips’ life wasn’t like most. His father is a very important Read More

German to English: is it hard?

I had the pleasure of interviewing a native German speaker and good friend of mine named Phil. English is his second language and I wanted to get a better understanding of his process of learning English. What is your mother language? “My native language is German. As far as I’m aware, however, the current linguistic Read More

Who is this guy?

Hi! My name is Jozzi Billingslea (it’s pronounced like J-Ozzie) and I’m 22 years old. I’m from Detroit, Michigan, which is in North America. I’m studying abroad in Germany at the moment after learning the language for a few years. I would have come abroad sooner however I had too many classes to take. I Read More