It would be a great loss to live a life rooted to the ground without ever taking off. “Listen, Anis. I’ve been here awhile, and I was wondering about your moving here to continue your studies?” said my father earnestly as he stood outside in the freezing Boston weather. This bold suggestion back in 2015 flipped the course of my life upside-down. Walking along the deteriorating sidewalks of Algiers, avoiding a deep crack that might tear my azure kamiz, heading...

Have you heard of a city where you can walk through another country, discover the French revolution, and enjoy the diverse cuisine from Cajun to Creole at the same time? Well, sure you have, because it's New Orleans. I find the city appealing because it portrays another era of the French history which makes me eager to discover it, but what’s more appealing is that New Orleans is home to a wonderful university: Tulane. I feel that Tulane would...

“Please indicate your race”. This was the very first question I had to fill out on a school form when I came to the United States. At first, it seemed like an odd question to me, but after seeing it several times on different documents and applications, I started to seriously ponder my actual race. Is it white or black/African American? I thought since both my parents are Caucasian so am I, but I come from Africa, so perhaps...

In an Algerian natural science class, students and teachers need to print a lot of schemes and diagrams as study guides for exams throughout the year. Living in a poor country, technology is not as common in our high schools as here in the states. For a long time, I had thought about starting a business, and the idea came straight out of my natural science class. “Hey, you know what? I have found the idea of the century,” I...