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Welcome to Spring. Time to shake off the winter blues and step into spring. Consider a career where travel is part of the enjoyment. Learn how to secure your iPhone. Check out the great spring fashion spread for some great styles and sales. In this issue: • Visit Fiji• Beauty cults from TikTok• Spring sports to consider trying• Spot the differences• And much more… Coming in May / June: • A career in Urban Planning• The life of American singer Billie Holiday• Best YA books to read now• Inexpensive beauty• And much more… Join us as we continue to cover the serious, the fun, the hip, the bent – the real. Check out the girlworks App—for iOS for Android and Amazon— it’s the only place you can access over 30…
With a beautifully mild climate and only slight temperature variations between seasons, Fiji is a true year-round destination. There’s no real 'winter' in this tropical paradise, just warm and warmer. Fiji is a beautiful country with a rich history and wonderful people. A Short History Fiji’s islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermic activity still occurs on the islands. Fiji was settled first by the Lapita people around 1,500–1,000 years BC, followed by a large influx of people with predominantly Melanesian genetics about the time of the beginning of the Common Era. Europeans visited Fiji from the 17th century, and, after aa brief period as an independent kingdom, the British established the Colony of Fiji in 1874. Fiji was a Crown colony…
Janet Lotawa is a community change-maker playing the long game in international rural economic development. She found her entry point to community development work as a teenager, awestruck by the warmth of island communal culture. She knew at a young age where her future lay. Given her passion for working to enable what she believes in, Janet worked as a development and fundraising professional for more than ten years at non-profit organizations focused on education and equity in the United States including NW Immigrant Rights Project, Giddens School and TAF (Technology Access Foundation). She considers Co-founding Rise Beyond the Reef one of her major life goals and is deeply committed to changing the reality of life for women and children in the South Pacific through creative and effective economic and…
Can’t think about anything except travelling the world? Consider a career that involves travel - as well as compensation. TRAVEL AGENT Travel agents focus primarily on travel itineraries. They research the best prices for their clients and reserve transportation for these clients. Agents typically have weekly or monthly sales goals. They also research tours in the areas being visited. In addition, travel agents inform clients of cultural norms and customs in the places they visit. They also collect payments and fees from clients. Check out How to be a Travel Agent in 2024 Skills include: Communications, organization, customer service Salary: $48,000 PHOTOGRAPHER Photographers take photographs of subjects in a single location or by travelling to various locations. These professionals sometimes work with companies, media specialists or marketers. Photographers use various…
Once you have a phone, try to be aware of its whereabouts, locking it, and how to best spend time on it. Losing your phone—or worse—losing your phone and having your information and identity stolen is a situation you want to avoid. Securing any phone is really about: • Not losing or having your device stolen,• Not having your device accessed and• Showing good online behaviour. There are some simple things you can do to secure your phone: 1. When you are not using the phone, make sure the phone is locked 2. Know your password, and if the phone has biometrics (your face or fingerprint) as an extra security feature, turn it on. 3. Enable the Find My feature so that you are able locate a lost device, such…
Taking care of your skin is a great idea, and you should adapt good habits early. Most good habits are driven by a desire for overall cleanliness, lack of odour, or a need to address a particular problem. Acne is common, and so annoying, when you are young. TikTok, other social media sites, along with traditionally mainstream advertisers are always trying to get you to buy more, use more and spend more. Drunk Elephant is one of the brands most frequently featured in adult and child influencers' online skincare content. But many of its bestsellers, which cost about $100 each, contain exfoliators such as alpha and beta hydroxy acids and vitamin-A derivative retinol. A lot of the skincare products on the market do not apply to the needs of young…
