In 1912, the first Hostel for young people was created in Germany by Richard Schirrmann. It emerged out as a consequence of German Youth Movement, reflecting the ideology to provide fresh air and accommodation to city's poor youngsters. The youths were required to extensively self-manage the hostel; performing chores to maintain costs, while building moral, social, physiological and psychological well-being. The concept spread rapidly overseas...more
Popular Christmas Ballets for All to Enjoy The Christmas holidays include spending time with family and showing them how much they are appreciated. An excellent way to do this is for family members to attend one or more popular Christmas ballets which both awe and inspire. This is especially rewarding if there happens to be a dancer in the family.The Nutcracker is, by far, the most popular ballet during the Christmas season. It is the...more
Making Christmas Cards, Making Greeting Cards, Making Cards... YOU Need FREE Verses And Verses You Shall Have! It's Christmas and you need some great and FREE verses to put inside your own homemade Christmas Cards! You could also use some great card verses for the rest of the year!"I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved." - George Eliot (pen name of Mary Ann Evans)You can make wonderful cards, using beautiful papers, and colorful ribbons, and the cards can look like little "works of art," but when you don't know what to write inside, you can turn to the writings of someone else! My name is Father Time, and I am a self-help writer, as well as a Ghost Writer for others, and a writer of Greeting Card Verses...Here are Some FREE Verses YOU Can Use! There you will find some great Christmas Card verses, and you can use them how you wish!I also have an awesome eBook of Love & Friendship Verses that can be used all throughout the year! You might want to have a look at that, it's great! Not only does it have 40 verses from my pen, but also 60 great quotes about love or friendship from famous people!Making greeting cards is fun and therapeutic, and the people you give...more
Christmas Holiday in USA The United States has such a diversity of cultures and traditions, it is actually quite difficult to say what is uniquely American. Many of the Christmas holiday activities vary from family to family and often depend on the cultural heritage of the family members. A typical Christmas celebration in America mix...more
Pulse oximeter as a Christmas gift A pulse oximeter can be such a great Christmas gift for this holiday season. There are many individuals out there with varying health conditions that will be needing of a pulse oximeter. In particular, those with varying cardiac and respiratory conditions can benefit greatly from this device. The next...more
Coping With The Top Holiday Stresses According to Mental Health America, the top three holiday stressors are finances, feeling the loss of loved ones and being overwhelmed with all that feels necessary for the holidays.Many of us tend to feel as though we are on a hamster wheel, going round and round with those and other concerns and by the time the holiday is over, instead of having fond memories we are simply glad to have gotten through another year. Does this describe you?Let's consider the top three stressors and see if we can lighten the load somewhat.First, most of us are feeling the tough economic times in one way or another and perhaps cannot fill the stockings to the brim as in Christmases past. Here's where the stress can get greater, if we feel as though we are letting our loved ones down by not meeting their expectations. So we try to meet those projected expectations, even if it means seeing our credit cards skyrocket.What can we do instead? Take a deep breath and have some compassion for the part of you that wants to make it a special holiday and the part of you that knows that jacking up the credit is not a great idea.Here's a thought, suggest to those you...more
Travel packages for Hawaii are without a doubt one of the best deals available in the travel industry. As one of the largest tourist destinations in the world, and the fact that Hawaii lies in the middle of Asia and North America, you can find great...more
As I was pondering about my next article, as usual my gears were turning, and this came to my mind. Our country is going through hard times, and I see more foreign products out in the market. With that in mind, what is the solution to get the...more
Gatlinburg Hotels: Enjoying yourself at the Clarion Inn and SuitesThis famous hotel in Tennessee is situated close by to the most famous spots in the state that include Gatlinburg Convention Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Ober...more
Washington, DC: America's Convention City Washington, DC, the nation's capital, is a vibrant city. Washington and its environs serve as home to around 5.4 million people. It is the hub of the Federal Government but is more recently...more
The Economic Reinvention of Washington, DC Washington, DC is the capital of the United States and a major global city. Founded on July 16, 1790, Washington and its surrounding areas are home to 5.4 million individuals, with most of them...more
Washington, DC: The Natural Venue of Choice for Event Organizers As the nation's capital, Washington, DC serves as home to all three branches of the Federal Government the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch and the Judiciary, and all...more