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Bring On the Borscht

After contemplating writing about a photography/travel blog, I changed my mind when I brought my (American) boyfriend to meet my extended family and come with me to a traditional Russian wedding last weekend. When I saw how amused and entertained … Continue reading

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All My Inner-Movie-Theater-Thoughts, Aloud

I thought for a really long time on what I wanted to write my blog on; and I really do mean a long time. I spent hours at my computer looking through blogs, promising myself I was being productive because … Continue reading

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Video Killed The Radio Star

Everyone remembers their first YouTube video. I was introduced to YouTube around the same time Facebook was brought to my attention. I was in middle school and constantly decorating my Myspace wall. On a public computer, my classmates and I … Continue reading

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The Edge On Synchro

  It was hard for me to come up with a topic which I knew about and I felt comfortable enough to create a blog about. When the suggestion of using my life as a sychronized figure skater came up, I … Continue reading

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A Collection of Seemingly Awkward yet Very Amusing Moments

I love stories. Telling them, listening to them, reading books, watching video blogs, nothing draws me in more than a good story. Story telling blogs are the kind of blogs I like, yes I’ll read other kinds of blogs from … Continue reading

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Oh the Places I’ve Been

I am fairly new to the blogging world, and did not read them before starting this class. But since then, I have done my fair share of research on what makes a great blog, and what I could blog about … Continue reading

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Grandma Ida and the Womanizer

          I plan for my blog to be a comical recollection of the absurd conversation I have with my grandmother and my grandfather. My grandma Ida (my mom’s mom) is a European  holocaust survivor and widow … Continue reading

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Beautify Your Blog

  If you drop the word “blog” in a social setting, you’re likely to be met with poorly-hidden sneers and maybe even a slight chuckle. I’ve been guilty of such sneers and chuckles, because often blogs are associated with the … Continue reading

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What’s in a BLOG?

We are (or at least I was) always taught to write without expressing ourselves, being as formal as possible, we are taught that it is difficult to write and we are taught to always follow the rules, but we never … Continue reading

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The Secret Formula For a Good Blog

At times, the Internet acts as a trap that allows us to aimlessly scroll our lives away. But what gets our attention? How do we end up on pages about how to spice up our wardrobe when initially starting on … Continue reading

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