Bored? Tired of being trapped at home? Looking for something different to do this summer? Look no further! In this special issue of Insights, we bring you 30 things you can do to make the most of your remaining summer days, including both low-tech and high-tech options! Try … [Read more...]
Seeing Another’s Home
I will tell you the absolute, 100 percent truth about me and traveling: it is not my favorite. I know that there is no greater sacrilege in this world than to admit that (except for maybe not being a dog person, of which I am also guilty). It’s not that I don’t appreciate the … [Read more...]
Road Trippin’ across the US
By all accounts, I am a traveler. I have lived in 5 US states, visited 32 others and have traveled to more than 30 countries across 4 continents. I have seen the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, and the Forbidden City. But I did not always travel and I didn’t always know … [Read more...]
Tales of a Solar Summer
Shane Reagan is a a TIP alum and a rising senior at North Carolina State University who's studying electrical and computer engineering. "Long story short, "he says, "I saw Iron Man and I said, He's the coolest character ever to come across pop culture—I want to try to be as close … [Read more...]
Art Creates Community in China
In the late 1980s, a journalist named Xinran hosted a radio program called Words on the Night Breeze. And what the night breeze carried were voices: voices of women sharing stories—stories of love, stories of heartbreak, stories of tragedy, and stories of hope. Twenty … [Read more...]