Author: Anita L Hummel
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Understanding Human Poverty
Poverty is one of those aspects of human life that many turn away from or do not want to hear about, significantly if it does not directly affect them, their families, and their lives. Yet, the world is daily filled with the issues of human poverty. Human poverty goes beyond just the standard or restricted…
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Vietnamese Nuts – Interesting History of Peanuts and Cashews
People who come to Vietnam may be surprised to see that Vietnamese food uses a lot of peanuts and some cashew nuts. It is surprising that neither one of these nuts is native to Vietnam. Both peanuts and cashew nuts were introduced to Asia by Portuguese and Spanish traders. The peanut is native to South…
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Guide To Virtual Fitness Challenges – How Do They Work?
I love to do Virtual Challenges as they help me to keep up my fitness goals. A virtual challenge is an excellent way to record all the miles you do for exercise or even your daily walking. Virtual challenges are, as the name implies – virtual fitness challenges – you will purchase the challenge and…
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Why Is There No Snow In the Philippines?
Many people have been asking on the Internet and want to know whether or not the Philippines has any snow. Does the island get cold enough to have areas where it will snow? It does not snow in the Philippines. Even the coldest recorded temperatures are not cold enough for snow. Because the Philippines is…
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Lapland Or Sapmi – In Norway, Sweden, Finland, And Russia
When I was a young child, we would go outside and play in the snow, and my mother would put on a hat from Sapmi or Lapland, Sweden. We also had mittens Sapmi mittens from Sweden because they are so warm. The Sami are indigenous people who live in northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland,…
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Is Swedish Cooking Bland?
It has been interesting to surf the Internet and see many people comment on how bland or terrible Swedish food is. I find this very interesting, and I feel like many of these people have never been to Sweden and maybe only eaten Swedish food at IKEA. Swedes have always embraced foods from other cultures…