Bimini Bahamas: Islands in the Stream

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I enjoyed two nights of Bimini Bahamas experience. It's my break from work to enjoy and celebrate the shore. The beach has super-fine white sand, The water is emerald-colored. All-in-all, we had a great time!

Bimini is the closest Bahamian island to the United States that is located just 50 miles off Florida’s coast. The island boasts of miles of pristine beaches. Bimini is historically significant and is popularly known as Ernest Hemingway’s favorite escape. Hemingway led the way for fishermen who pilot their own boats across the Gulf Stream from Florida to follow in his footsteps, and pit themselves against some of the world’s feistiest game fish and each other. Jimmy Buffett spent some time there to write his book, and Martin Luther King, Jr. also composed parts of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech at the island. A bronze bust of his image is at the Bimini Craft Centre in Alice Town.

It's historical complexity and renowned past which includes Bimini Road, believed to be the remnant of the legendary Lost City of Atlantis, are just some of the reasons why visitors from around the world enjoy an opportunity to frolic within its shores.

Hustle to Serve: Marketing Basics for Social Advocates

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The Asian Medical Students’ Association Philippines (AMSA Philippines) proudly presents Hustle to Serve: Marketing Basics for Social Advocates.

This distinctive one-day seminar aims to provide basic knowledge on marketing for student organizations as well as funding for social advocacy projects. It shall serve as an empowerment platform for youth advocates who aspire to implement carefully-crafted and financially-sustainable project s in their respective universities and communities. Basic skills and knowledge on marketing and finance shall be taught and shared in this seminar in order to more equip more young leaders in creating sustainable products, pursuing passion projects and implementing social innovation projects that benefit not only their immediate community, but the society at large as well.

Hustle to Serve: Marketing Basics for Social Advocates will feature four speakers who are trailblazers and innovators in their respective fields. The first speaker is currently the administrator of the Kristiyano-Islam Peace Library (KRIS Library) named Ms. Arizza Nocum. She will be discussing “Fund-Raising for Non-Profit Organizations.” Ms. Kirstin Lopez, co-founder of an online crowdfunding platform called The Spark Project, will be talking about the scope of her work during the talk “Crowdfunding for Community Building.” This will be subsequently followed by Ms. Roxy Navarro’s take on “Pragmatic Pursuit of Passion Projects.” Last but not the least, Nina Gerodias, Founder of the University of the Philippines Business Leagues, will discuss “Marketing for Student Organizations.”

The seminar will be held on June 21 (Saturday), 1-5 PM, at the Multipurpose Room 403, 4th Floor, Tan Yan Kee Building, University of Santo Tomas.

Escaping the City Lights

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The buildings, the different noises, the blinding lights, the angry voices of the drivers stuck in the traffic, things that can be observed in a place where time fly so fast, that if you’re not fast enough to catch up, you’ll be left out. It can be so tiring at times, you think you’ve been fast enough but in a matter of seconds, so many things can happen. This is the city. This is where I grew up, like I said it can be so tiring, but you only need to do two things in order to release the stress brought by the life in the life in here, and that is to take a break and escape.

On the night of May 29, we left the busy streets of Manila, together with my parents, my sisters, my grandma and uncle, we went on an 12 hour drive to my grandmother’s hometown, Bangued, Abra.

The car ride to Abra was really fun; stories were exchange while 90’s music is being played. Everyone shared their funny stories, trying to kill some time, except for me. I just enjoyed listening and laughing along with them.

After almost 7 hours of drive, tiredness suddenly kicked in, one by one, everyone started to drift to sleep, but I didn’t. Instead I try to enjoy the silence, I opened the window beside me and the fresh air came rushing in, it’s so calming. I looked outside and I can see these lights being emitted by the buildings, it’s not too much, but it’s something, at least for me. I'm so far away from the city. Finally.