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United, We Stand, Against Violence

We live in a society today where domestic and emotional abuse, sexual assault, trafficking and harassment, all against women, are the new normal. Where rape or any form of sexual violence against your wife is never considered a crime. Where you don't feel safe anymore, we don't feel safe anymore, even inside the comfort of our homes. Our bodies aren't really ours anymore, it's okay, a bit too okay to be violated. I would hate to conclude that the world we find ourselves in today hates women, but unfortunately the statistics don't lie. About " 1 in 3 women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime...". What an unsettling and disturbing statistic. The 1979 Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was established to combat issues of this nature, but today, we're still consumed by all of it. Today, we still drown in crimes against the female population, and patriarchy has used its tape of...

Adventure

I am deeply overwhelmed by a great curiosity for the unknown. To travel far far away, to know the world and to be known. Curiosity for a place where the skies are blue and the sunrise is in hues. A place with blue seas that bring an unending feeling, and big trees that lead on to a wonderful fielding. A place with sky high buildings and bright lights beaming, big city lights from New York to Paris to Beijing.  A place with majestic waterfalls, scenic canyons, the Pacific, the Red Sea, oh how I yearn to see. To see the blue of the Sea, the Oceans, the rivers and the streams. I dream to pave a new path for myself, a path filled with love and wonder for the world. A path that leads to the Northern lights in Kakslauttanen ,then to the city of life that's Los Angeles. A long way down to Svalbard Norway to experience the magic of the midnight sun and then to Uruguay to embrace the warmth of the hot springs in Salto. I will thread further down to watch the beautiful sun set in Tuscany,...