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How life changes after graduating High School

Graduating high school is an amazing achievement, and you should be proud of that. Here are some things that are either coming your way, or already have come your way once you’re finally out.

Your Friend Group Dynamic Will Change
Unless your entire high school friend group goes to the same college, spending significant time apart is inevitable.

More Responsibilities Will Be Expected of You
Whether it’s getting a job fresh out of high school, moving out of the house, or paying for your phone bill or car insurance, once you turn 18, you’re officially considered an “adult.”

Your Work Will Intensify
Whether it’s schoolwork in college or a full-time job as an assistant, you can most likely expect to work around the clock once high school ends. In college, classes take up a huge chunk of your day.

Money Will Suddenly Take Up a Lot of Headspace
If you’re in school, you may be thinking about paying back your student loans. If you’re not in school, you’re probably saving up for an apartment or even clothes and things to get by.

You are a lot less sheltered
Your college professors tell you things that a high school teacher wouldn’t.

You become WAY more independent
You learn to lean on yourself, versus other people. You get to make your own school schedule; you’ll have your own money that YOU earned.

Take your education seriously
It’s YOUR choice to be paying thousands of dollars at a school, you better do the best you can.

Everyone is in their own lane
Your friend may not be in college, but she’s working full-time, while you’re in college full time and working. Everyone is on their own track in life. Just keep doing what you’re doing.

 

 

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.

 

 

Among the notable figures often spotlighted during Black History Month are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who fought for equal rights for Blacks during the 1950s and ’60s; Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1967; Mae Jemison, who became the first female African-American astronaut to travel to space in 1992; and Barack Obama, who was elected the first-ever African-American president of the United States in 2008.

 

 

 

Why Is Black History Month Celebrated in February?

February is the birth month of two figures who loom large in the Black past: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (born February 12), who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and African American abolitionist, author, and orator Frederick Douglass (born February 14). Since the deaths of Lincoln and Douglass (in 1865 and 1895, respectively), the Black community had celebrated their contributions to African American liberation and civil rights on their birthdays.

 

 

Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme.

 

The Black History Month 2023 theme, “Black Resistance,” explores how “African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms and police killings,” since the nation’s earliest days.

 

December is known around the world as a family time of celebration honoring cultures, religions and traditions that have been with humanity for hundreds of years.

This is why we have gathered a list of places you can visit this month with family, friends or just by yourself. 

 

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is most famous for its fantastic view of the Rocky Mountains, making it a unique winter destination.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park is a highly recommended travel destination in December because of how beautiful, peaceful, and quiet it is.

Stowe, Vermont

Stowe is one of the best places to visit in December in the USA, especially if you are looking to enjoy a cozy romantic getaway with your significant other.

 

Leavenworth, Washington

Leavenworth takes Christmas seriously, and the lighting and the ornaments decorating the town are a beauty to behold. 

 

Breckenridge, Colorado

Walk through the town and enjoy the beautiful sights of the festive season with buildings decorated with holiday ornaments. 

 

Burlington, Vermont

If you want to have a magical Christmas in a scenic city, Burlington is one of the best places to spend your December vacation in the US, let alone all of North America.

 

Lake Tahoe, California

There is a mix of outdoor and indoor activities you can do at Lake Tahoe. Some outdoor activities include snowboarding, skiing, going on candlelit cruises, and catching the sunset from sleigh rides. 

 

• Sweden celebrates Christmas with a giant, straw Yule Goat.
• The longest-running Santa Claus parade happens in Illinois.
• One of the oldest Christmas markets dates back to the 1600s.
• “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was recorded by a 13-year-old.
• Brazil set the record for the world’s largest floating Christmas tree.
• In Ukraine, spiders are considered symbols of good luck at Christmas.
• There is a Christmas tree in Spain worth $15 million.
• Eggnog dates back to medieval times.
• Americans expect to spend around $837 on Christmas gifts this year.
• Americans spend nearly $2 billion on holiday treats every year.
• Decorating Disney World involves 8.5 million lights.
• The tradition of putting up Christmas trees is more than 500 years old.

 

 

In Germany, scarecrows were wooden and shaped to look like witches. Witch scarecrows were supposed to hasten the coming of spring. In medieval Britain, young boys and girls were used as live scarecrows or “bird scarers.” They would patrol the fields of crops and scare away birds by waving their arms or throwing stones. In later times, farmers stuffed sacks of straw, made faces of gourds, and leaned the straw man against pole to scare away birds.

In the United States, immigrant German farmers made human looking scarecrows called “bootzamon,” which later changed to bogeyman. They were dressed in old clothes with a large red handkerchief around their necks.

OCTOBER 26^TH – NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY!!

There’s one thing that represents October more than anything else, and it’s not Halloween (though it’s involved). That thing? The pumpkin. It starts appearing on shelves and farmers market’s stands on the last week or two of September and is the herald that lets you know that Pumpkin Pies, Jack-o-Lanterns, and all the joys of fall are just around the corner. National Pumpkin Day celebrates these noble squashes, and the history and tradition tied up in their iconic orangeness.

let’s learn a little bit about the Pumpkin in honor of National Pumpkin Day, starting with what the word pumpkin means. It’s pretty simple, as it comes from the Greek word pepon, or ‘Large Melon’, but it didn’t go straight to the pumpkin. First, it was pompon to the French, and then pumpion to the British. It was the Americans that finally changed the word to its present Pumpkin, and so it’s been ever since! National Pumpkin Day is a great opportunity to add this delicious squash to your diet.

 

 

 

• Pumpkins are a definitive part of the thanksgiving meals ever since it was served in the first of the Thanksgivings in the 1620s.
• Pumpkin is probably the only one to grow in almost every continent excluding the icy Antarctica of course.
• The country of the US alone produces nearly 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins every year

4TH OF JULY – INDEPENDENCE DAY

 

 

You may wonder, “Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? What does it mean?” Well, this day is incredibly significant in American history, as it marks the day the United States officially became its own nation. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776.

American citizens celebrate America’s birthday with festivals, parades, fireworks, barbecues, sparklers, and other festive activities.

If by any chance you’ve ever wonder where the idea of the fireworks on July 4th came from, I think I found the answer:

 

JOHN ADAMS MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO SUGGEST FIREWORKS!

Some people think the idea of marking major events with fireworks originated with Founding Father John Adams. In a letter to his wife and political advisor, Abigail, he suggested that “illuminations” be part of the future Independence Day celebrations, the first of which was held in 1777.

 

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY

 

 

THREE PRESIDENTES DIED ON JULY 4TH 

 

 

-THOMAS JEFFERSON— JULY 4TH, 1826

-JOHN ADAMS———— JULY 4TH, 1826

-JAMES MONROE ——- JULY 4TH, 1831 

 

 

• FIREWORKS 

 

Each year Americans light about 200 million pounds of fireworks! And most of them are imported from China – $247,100,000 worth. 

 

 

• AMERICANS WILL ENJOY 150 MILLION HOT DOGS DURING THE 4TH

 

 

 

• JULY 4TH WAS NOT DEEMED A FEDERAL HOLIDAY UNTIL 1870, NEARLY 100 YEARS AFTER THE NATION WAS FOUNDED.

 

Here’s a simple dessert we can make for your gathering this holiday!

 

 

FIRECRAKER MILKSHAKE

 

 

INGREDIENTS

1 half g. vanilla ice cream

3 drops red food coloring

3 drops blue food coloring

 

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Soften ice cream to a soft serve/yogurt texture. Evenly divide ice cream into three bowls.
2. Place red food coloring in one bowl and blue food coloring in the other, using a whisk beat each bowl until color is well blended.
3. Layer bottom of glass with red ice cream, then plain vanilla and blue ice cream, using long spoon or knife drag it from the bottom to the top, stirring in between to mix the color (do not overmix).
4. Optional decorating idea: Finish with whipped cream and red, white and blue confetti