Well it’s that time of year again, where we gather and join in the pomp and circumstance of one of life’s most monumental events: graduation. Whether you are the one walking across the stage or just there to offer...
Greetings Palooke followers, subscribers, and those who silently lurk about the website! It feels great to be back writing to you all. I hope you enjoyed your holidays; I certainly enjoyed mine. The last three months of the year...
It seems like the older I get the faster time moves. I cannot believe it is already the middle of May. Weren’t we just celebrating the New Year? Even more remarkable for me, this year my law school class...
When I spent a semester living in Ghana during my junior year in college, I enjoyed studying the differences between American culture and Ghanaian culture, and contemplating the significance of these differences. I discovered that certain behaviors I assumed...
Recently I told my mother that I feel like the oldest 31 year-old I know. My joints aches, my muscles feel stiff from time to time, and my lower back frequently punishes me for my career as a thrower...
According to the Briggs Myer Personality test, I am an INFJ. I am introverted with a quiet and reserved disposition. Even though I have used Palooke’s World as a space to share perhaps more than I would normally, outside...
Coupled with my lifelong desire to become a lawyer, has always been a passion for teaching as well. Every place I’ve lived, from New York to Accra, Ghana, I have found myself working or volunteering in a teaching capacity;...
The other day I began to reflect on my current career path and realized how far I had veered from my original dream. As I have stated in previous posts, when I was young I decided to become a...
Do you know someone who always seems happy? No matter the day, no matter the current national crisis, their mood is stuck on happy. They could have just received a speeding ticket on their way to work, but instead...
Last year I graduated with my third degree, but had no concrete plan on the next steps to take in achieving my goals. In fact, I was no longer sure what my goals were anymore. What I thought I...