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Children are the same, the world over. That’s what Nadia Khan learnt from a summer spent teaching in Thailand. “I thought there would be more cultural differences,” said the 31-year-old teacher. “With my own students at Somersfield Academy, they ofte...

If your idea of decorating your dorm room involves buying a new duvet cover and slapping a poster up on the wall, then think again. Bermudian-based home decorators Oneka Benn Schwartz and Louisa Freisenbruch have some better ideas for how to afforda...

Andreas Ratteray thought he was the smartest thing in the ocean, until he met some sharks. The 20-year-old had a close call this summer, while touring the Pacific with the Sea Education Association. “I am a pretty short dude and I was with two othe...

When Jayson Jackson tells people he’s getting a degree in turf grass science, he gets a lot of strange looks. “It’s not a degree people hear [about] every day,” the 23-year-old winner of the Hibiscus Garden Club scholarship said. “Even at university...

Julia Frith joins the student body at one of the UK’s top drama schools next month; Rose Bruford College lists Hollywood actor Gary Oldman among its alumni. The 19-year-old isn’t hoping to follow in his footsteps, however. “The meaning and purpose o...

Tiffany Paynter has a month to raise $25,000.It’s the final step in a huge effort by the 30-year-old to get her degree from Queen’s University.She dropped out of the Canadian institution after her family ran into financial difficulties in 2005. Schol...

Booking a date with actor David Hasselhoff is easier than you think. That is what 24-year-old Kharis Brooks learnt during an internship with a British cellphone company, Vodafone. “It started as a joke,” Ms Brooks said. “We were planning a campaign ...

Kaiya Richards ran out of money a year into her studies abroad. It was a huge setback but she returned to the Island determined she’d find a way to fulfil her goal of becoming an animal behaviour specialist. Two years later she’s still short of cash ...

This columnist encountered many interesting personalities who ventured home from near and far for the Cup Match/Emancipation Day celebrations. We have no hesitation declaring up front that the most esteemed was the ambitious, hard working Theodore S ...

Michael Walsh was in his mid-thirties before he found his place in life. He quit his job as a welder and became a full-time art teacher at the Bermuda College. Three years later, the 39-year-old considers it one of the best decisions he’s ever made....