İpek Eser/Senior Illustrator, YJI ISTANBUL – I was up late studying in my living room Monday when I...
Category - Perspective
Students volunteer to aid earthquake relief
ISTANBUL – My high school, Çevre College, has been trying to help the survivors of the earthquake...
Türkiye begins grieving earthquake victims
ISTANBUL – There have been two big earthquakes in Türkiye back to back in less than 24 hours. One...
Massive earthquakes kill thousands in Türkiye, Syria
Nicosia, CYPRUS – I was lucky this morning. I had the privilege of waking up to the news of an...
Brazilian mining interests trample on Indigenous lives
“See that we Yanomami are really suffering … The rivers where we drink water are dirty! And...
After growing up in Germany, Sweden is a refreshing change
STOCKHOLM – Shortly after I turned 18, I moved abroad like I always wanted to. I moved from a small...
Perfectionism: a sure path to self-destruction
Clarksburg, Maryland, U.S.A. – I realized that I was struggling when I began to lose my fear of the...
Cherishing what – and who – matters most at Christmas
Albany, Oregon, U.S.A. – Big holidays like Christmas offer their own set of challenges to the...