Text messages don’t say ‘I love you’
Categories: Live
Millennials are the first generation to devote so much time to studying and working abroad in cities other than the ones their significant others reside in. Technology has come a long way to help out those in long-distance relationships, but traditional relationship rules like long letters and phone calls are still necessary.
Communicating on Skype
Categories: Connect
I’m a big fan of Skype. It was first introduced to me as a cheap way to call home during my semester abroad, but I’ve many more uses for it. I think we’ll continue to see more uses for this tool as home phone numbers grow obsolete and when Skype introduces multi-user video calling next week. [...]
Coming to America
Categories: Education Week
“It’s not going to be as easy as you think,” said my father. I nodded in agreement. We were sitting in our living room, on the other side of the world, in New Delhi, India. My visa application papers rested on the table, pompous in the knowledge that they were the centre of the conversation. [...]
Social Media: A Virtual College Party
Categories: Connect
Here’s something that’s completely obvious: social media has totally changed the way we interact with others. But now, here’s something that might not be so obvious: social media has changed our friendships – how we start them, how we maintain them, and even what we consider a friendship. When you’re in pre-school and kindergarten, you [...]
