Tallahassee Teen Spring/Summer 2018

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Anna Lewis’ Time of Her Life

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contents

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4 Editor’s Note

The Time That is Given to Us

6 Girl Chat

9 Practices for the Best Life | How to Pick the Right School Courses

8 Never Go Out of Style

Spring and Summer Fashion Trends | Nidia Alvarez’s Modeling and Missions Trips

10 Get Your Body Moving

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Dancing With All Her Heart: Seah Hagan |

11 Health and Wellness Natural with Jordan: A Fresh Start

12 Shining Bright

26 Community

Cynthia Patterson’s Life Race

Exploring Tallahassee: Calendar of Events

20 On Focus

Lizzie Culverhouse’ Passion for Photography | College Survival Guide

23 Inspire

How to Change the World as a Teenager | Studying to Success: Estella Waczewski

28 Around the World in 80 Plates

Everything Smoothies: 3 Smoothies to Make this Summer

30 Last Words

Quotes to Leave You Inspired Long After the Last Page Long After the Last Page

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14 On the Cover Anna Lewis’ Time of Her Life by Cristi Mckee About the Cover: Photography by Lydia Bell of elleBelle Photography

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EDITOR’S

Note

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” - J. R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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veryone has time. You use your time to sleep, eat, go shopping, write essays, play sports, watch Netflix, pet animals, help out around the house and pretty much do anything else. Some people use their time to participate in swim competitions, others help out in their church’s nursery, others compete in pageants, others volunteer, others take extra classes and some hang out with their friends and family.

I think it’s important to use your time wisely. Help people—like our cover girl

Anna Lewis does—teach people, make people happier with the time that you have; doing these things will not only benefit the person that you’re helping, but they will also make you feel pretty good inside as well. Every now and then, you have to spend your time doing things you would rather not do—wash your car, write an 800-word essay, clean—but, in the big picture, doing those things was most likely a good use of time.

And, sometimes, you have to use your time to say goodbye. My time with Tallahassee Teen Magazine has come to

EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Abby Cloud, Rachel Corry, Claire Reed CONTRIBUTERS Joi Berry, Aimee Marcos, Molly Pittman

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an end, but I know that I’m leaving it in good hands, and I’m extremely excited to see what is to come. I’ve spent my time doing a lot of things, from baking, to schoolwork, to hanging out with friends, but most of all, I’m really glad that I’ve spent my time with all of you.

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GIRL CHAT

9 Practices for the Best Life

By Cristi McKee

to live your best life? Check out these Want nine practices and rules to live by!

Eat healthily — You can’t be at your best if you don’t feel at your best! By eating right, you’ll feel right.

Educate yourself — Educating yourself on a variety of topics—school based, nutrition, politics, or whatever you choose—will make your mind grow.

Be polite — Whether you’re thanking the person handing you your coffee or your new boss, it is always important to be kind and polite.

Admit you’re wrong — If you are wrong, you’re wrong—and that is okay! Don’t be afraid to admit as much.

Be grateful — Be grateful for everything— from the car you drive to the air that you breathe.

Put down your phone when you’re with people — Not everything needs to be put on your Snapchat story. Put your phone down when you’re with friends or family. It will make all the difference.

Save your money — Every time you receive money from grandma or get paid, save at least $5. In just a short amount of time, you’ll accumulate an impressive amount of cash. However, be sure to keep it in savings!

Learn to take constructive criticism — Not everything you do is going to be the best, and that’s okay. Let people help you and guide you and listen to their suggestions and advice.

Be humble — Do not forget that you have won some and have lost some. Staying humble is key to living a happy, satisfied, healthy life.

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How to Pick the Right School Courses

By Rachel Corry

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t’s no secret that when the time rolls around to select classes for the year, stress and uncertainty are quick to follow. While the enormous range of courses available in middle school and high school are exciting, it can also be overwhelming. Here are some tips to keep in mind as you pick your class schedule.

1. Meet with an advisor or guidance counselor to ensure you are on the right track to meet

graduation requirements and prioritize the classes you must take to graduate. Think about which classes seem most interesting or exciting to you—don’t focus on choosing the “easier” or “more popular” class.

2. Get in touch with other students who have already completed the classes you are considering and take their feedback into account.

3. Reflect upon how classes could benefit you in the future in terms of AP college credit, skill certification, or familiarity with an area of study.

4. Talk over your options with friends and family—putting your thoughts in words while surrounded by supportive people can help put things into perspective.

5. Don’t be afraid to try something new or different from most other classes—these can often turn out to be the most meaningful ones!

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NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE

Spring and Summer Fashion Trends

By Rachel Corry | Photography by Molly Grace Photography

Off-the-shoulder dresses — Spruce up your spring and summer wardrobe with a classic and cute off-the-shoulder dress. You can dress them up or down, with jewelry or heels.

Denim jacket — This is an essential piece to have in your closet and can be worn every season.

Add it to a black dress or black jeans and a patterned shirt for the perfect finish.

Rompers — Rompers are the perfect versatile, comfortable, and cute go-to outfit for the summer! Wear one to a pool party or to a fun day shopping.

Floral tops — You can never go wrong with a floral top, especially when brighter and more retro styles are becoming more popular. Style it with a understated necklace and cute solidcolored flats!

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Nidia Alvarez: Modeling and Missions Trips

By Aimee Marcos | Photography by Miki Sarroca

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eventeen-year-old Nidia Álvarez, a senior at Amos P. Godby High School, is passionate about two things: modeling and missions trips. She began modeling at 14-years-old after meeting a photographer who was traveling the world and inspired her to start modeling. “I found photography and modeling to just be a passion, something I always longed for,” she says. At the same time, she felt called to help those less fortunate in Cuba, her home country, saying, “I grew up seeing it [Cuba] often pushed to the side or overlooked. I feel a longing for the country itself and the people.”

Her uncle, a prestigious doctor in Cuba, and his medical team routinely go out and volunteer their time and efforts to those who need medical attention in Cuba. Nidia, as often as she can, flies out to Cuba to assist her uncle and his team with patients. During her missions trips, she unloads medical supplies, assists doctors and nurses, and helps transport patients. No matter how many times she goes to Cuba to volunteer, she cannot help but feel exhilarated each trip. “I always learn new things and never cease to be amazed,” she reflects on her trips.

Nidia has only missioned to Cuba so far, but plans to visit “Ghana, Africa, and Saudi Arabia as well as some Asian countries, such as Nepal and Thailand.” A member of the Student Government Association, softball team, and volleyball team at her school, Nidia is not yet signed with a modeling agency, but is currently working with Marsha Doll Models on honing her skills and perfecting her craft.

She plans to keep modeling in the future and to never give up her humanitarian work. In the future, she hopes to get her RN license and continue her philanthropic work, as well as her missions trips. Her ultimate dream would be to work for the United Nations and, according to her, “be apart of something important—a greater cause.” tallahassee teen • spring/summer 2018 • 9

GET YOUR BODY MOVING

Dancing With All Her Heart: Seah Hagan

By Abby Cloud | Photography by Stefan Sorne

Combining a passion with a career is something many people can dream of, but find it hard to actually pursue. For 18-year-old Seah Hagan, however, she’s lucky enough to be able to dance professionally on tour around the world.

Seah attended graduated 2 years early at 16-years-old while serving as a dedicated dancer for the Pas de Vie Ballet. “I have been around dance my whole life,” Seah explains. “Both of my parents and my grandmother were professional dancers.” She began her practices at 4 years old and hasn’t slowed down since. “What I do when I’m not dancing?” she questions with a smile. “I’ll let you know when that happens.”

In addition to the Pas de Vie Ballet, Seah has danced at Ballet Theatre South and Momix. Seah’s talents have earned her world titles in the UCWDC Ballroom circuit as well. Currently, she is touring the United States, Canada, and Europe with Momix and performs in Pas de Vie Ballet’s Spotlight on Dance. All of these great accomplishments are dear to Seah and keep her motivated to be her best.

“My favorite memory from on tour was Momix’s opening night in Rome,” Seah remembers fondly. “I was so nervous and jet-lagged but excited nonetheless. My mind was focused on choreography and timing, but as the show ended and we came out for our bows, it really hit me that my dream had come true. I was a third generation professional dancer, performing across the world and sharing the stage with this group of incredible individuals,” she says.This moment is incomparable to anything she has ever experienced before.

Seah credits her parents for her inspiration. “They have brought enrichment and love into the lives of the dancers they have trained and to the community around us. They’ve always supported my dreams of dancing and gave me the foundation and encouragement that lead me to where I am now,” she remarks.

As far as advice for aspiring dancers, Seah advocates for never letting anything stop you from dancing: “There are so many physical and mental challenges that come with dancing, but in the end, it’s completely worth it. Dance with all of your heart.”

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Natural With Jordan: A Fresh Start

By Abby Cloud

For the past year, transitioning to a more natural and chemicalfree lifestyle has been the objective of many people, including Jordan Thompson. Jordan, a Chiles High School junior, embarked on the journey to natural living, switching some of her most used products with more natural alternatives. To document her growth and improvement, Jordan used the popular social media platform Instagram to seek advice from other natural product users, record her process and share her newfound knowledge with her followers. Tallahassee Teen was able to chat with Jordan and discuss her fresh start and journey to a more natural lifestyle.

Why were you inspired to pursue a chemical-free lifestyle and when did you decided to go chemical free? I decided I wanted to eliminate unnecessary chemicals from my daily life because I’ve researched the harm they could potentially do. I wanted to act conscientiously with my growing knowledge. I’ve been in a learning process about the products we all use since late summer 2017. A big part of my chemical-free encouragement was gaining knowledge about and using essential oils. Incorporating them into my daily routines is showing me how to be healthy and happy without any harsh chemicals.

In what aspects of your life are natural products used? I’m primarily focusing on switching out the majority of my self-care products right now–soaps, toothpastes, lotions, and moisturizers–with more natural products Have you seen any changes since making the transition? I think the changes I’ve so far are more psychological. I feel more confident and happy because of the products I’m using. I have felt more independent, and definitely more empowered.

What are some of your favorite products? My favorite products at the moment are a healing clay mask and frankincense essential oil. Both help me achieve my best and purest skin.

Do you plan on adding more natural products to your life?

I do! I’m looking into a lot of cleaning recipe ideas. I want to slowly detoxify my living space of harsh chemicals and experiment with stuff like do-it-yourself laundry soap, dish soap and cleaning sprays.

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SHINING BRIGHT

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Cynthia Patterson’s Life Race

By Claire Reed | Photography by Makenzie Geiger

To participate in a few extracurricular activities in high school is impressive, as they are added onto to six or seven classes worth of homework, a social life, and maintaining asemblance of a sleeping schedule. To participate in fifteen of them is astounding.

Cynthia Paterson is a senior at Leon High School and is currently ranked second in her graduating class of nearly 500 students. She’s involved heavily in the cross-country and track programs, Student Government Association, Girl Scouts, five honor societies, plays violin and piano, and is the president of both her Church of Latter Day Saints’ youth group and Leon’s Anchor Club.

In regard to her extremely diverse interests, Cynthia says, “I love everything that I participate in, but sometimes I wonder if I should have chosen just a couple of activities and focused all of my energy in those.” The one activity she wouldn’t give up? Cross-country and track.

Cynthia trains year-round for the sports, even when on vacation. “Some of my favorite running memories include running in Central Park, in the Utah mountains near the famous

BYU ‘Y’ mark, by the Eiffel Tower and along the Seine River, and in a London royal park,” she says. Her proudest accomplishments in her running career include placing 4th in the 4x800m team race at Regionals and 6th in the 3200m race at Districts. The passion for running, combined with the one for learning, most likely stemmed from her parents. The “spark” stemmed from both of them running in high school.

Undergraduate Research Scholar program.

This, combined with a full ride scholarship, helped Cynthia make the hard choice between seven universities. This prestigious scholarship is only offered to 50 incoming freshmen a year. Regarding her plans for her education and extracurricular activities, Cynthia says, “I’m super excited.”

Despite the influence her parents had on her taking up running, Cynthia remains extremely self-motivated. She has picked all of her courses and extracurriculars.

“Several of them are things my parents are either unfamiliar with or uninterested in.”

When it comes to her future, Cynthia plans to attend the University of Florida in the fall with automatic entry into their Honors program, as well as the new

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ON THE THE COVER COVER ON

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Anna Lewis’

Time of Her Life

By Cristi McKee Photography by Lydia Bell of elleBelle Photography

When 18-year-old Anna Lewis, a senior at Maclay High School, visited Panajachel, Guatemala, in the summer of 2015 on a mission trip with her church, she knew this small town on Lake Atitlán would hold a special place in her heart forever. She stayed in Panajachel for about a week that first trip, helping the people who lived in and nearby the village in any way she could, but soon had to go home.

However, she knew she had to go back—soon.

“I realized that I couldn’t go a single day without Guatemala whispering in my mind,” she said, “I didn’t want to be a traveler that just came and left, experienced and forgot. Coincidentally, I had been searching through my soul for what purpose God was calling me toward in this life. We all have a purpose—I was burning to discover mine.”

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ON THE COVER A multi-team varsity athlete, Anna is on the soccer, cross country, and track and field teams at Maclay. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, Leader of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Red Cross Club, Anchor Club, Multicultural Awareness Club, and Spanish Honor Society.

To this day, Anna has visited Panajachel three times each year since first visiting. She wasn’t able to attend the yearly missions trips to the village with her church in 2017, and she was devastated. So, she planned her own.

With her brother Beecher, and four of their classmates, who all wanted to forgo their 2017 Thanksgiving Holiday in the States, she organized and coordinated a much needed return for her and eight team-members to Panajachel.

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She loved the people of Guatemala and considered them family and saw the need and devastation in the country and wanted to help, saying, “I knew I wanted to give back somehow, but I wasn’t exactly sure how to accomplish that task.” After an attempt at raising money for the village through Miles for Mission, a fundraiser that would raise money through people donating dollars according to how many miles Anna ran, she saw that the charity was not getting the support she needed. Then, she had an idea.

“I had been searching through my soul for what purpose God was calling me toward in this life. We all have a purpose—I was burning to discover mine.”

“The people in Guatemala handcraft absolutely beautiful work and get barely any reward because of how poor their economic system is there. I knew that I wanted to purchase items that the Guatemalans had made and sell them in the United States so they could get a reward they truly deserve,” she said, reflecting on her idea.

“Over Thanksgiving, our mission team bought items to sell for the Love for Guat charity, and once we returned, Love For Guat was born.”

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who live in the villages surrounding Lake Atitlán. After buying the items, the charity brings them to the United States to be sold. The charity currently benefits the people in communities surrounding Lake Atítlan, which is in the center of Guatemala, by buying “two-bucket” water filtration systems for those in need. Other necessities such as food, clothes, and mattresses are sometimes provided where they are needed, but the main focus is the water filters.

“I want my charity to impact my family, friends, friends of friends, and strangers to truly comprehend how much we have to be thankful for and, in return, use the resources they are blessed with to better others who are less fortunate. I feel that God has given me the perfect tools to impact hundreds of people to see this beautiful picture, and to step away from the idea of bettering yourself and into the one that says let’s lift each other up and climb in life together,” Anna says.

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Her favorite part about having this charity? “I love knowing what the profits are going to because I have visited many of the families and people in need of our support. It is also really fun to see/hear friends and strangers get excited about the cause we are supporting. I have had multiple people come up to me and personally ask to come with me on the next trip.” Anna, alongside a team of 10 others, are heading back to Panajachel this summer.

Anna says she is thankful for her dear friend Hailey Hobbs and her parents for making all the mission trips possible in years past, and also Love for Guat’s partners in Panjachel, Joe and Cindy Betsill, and Carlos Locon and his wife Patricia Buch. And, she says she is thankful to God, “for making all these dreams possible and carrying me on this lifelong journey.”

When Anna is not volunteering or involved with school, she loves to spend her time outdoors. “If I am outdoors, I am a happy girl,” she says. Working out, swimming, kayaking, wakeboarding, hiking, and riding horses, are among her favorite things to do.

Anna is headed to Florida State University in the fall and plans to major International Affairs and minor in Spanish and photography. With tools from this path of study, she plans to expand on Love for Guat and travel the world.

“I plan on traveling around the globe as a photojournalist, documenting my experiences and sharing them with the rest of the world,” she explains. “My ultimate goal in life is to inform the world as a whole on the unique differences between all of us. Understanding our differences and celebrating them will lead us to a happier and more cohesive global existence. I also simply want to help people and better ways of life for as many people as I can. I would double as a missionary and a photojournalist. Lastly, I plan on establishing an orphanage organization that has homes in many countries; the first locations I will aim to build in Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.”

Anna’s favorite quote is, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” And live—truly live—is exactly what she plans to do.

You can follow along Love for Guat’s journey and donate by visiting online at loveforguat.com or following them on Instagram @loveforguat.

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ON FOCUS

Lizzie Culverhouse’ Passion for Photography

By Abby Cloud

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or some people, it can take many years to develop a passion for a certain hobby or pastime, but for Lizzie Culverhouse, she knew she wanted to be a photographer since the age of ten.

Lizzie, a senior at Chiles High School, took up photography about a year ago and hasn’t slowed down since. “I love meeting new people through photography,” Lizzie expresses. “You can capture someone’s beauty, their natural personality, and God’s work within a photograph. I’ve always seen the world in a different perspective, and I seek to capture this perspective.” Lizzie began her business in her junior year of high school and advertises it through both Instagram and Facebook. Through this business, she offers single, group, and couples sessions, weddings, graduations, family photos, and prom sessions, just to name a few. Her favorite subject to photograph, however, are people in nature.

“It connects people to their natural state and engages them with their personality,” Lizzie explains.

Lizzie is mainly self-taught, but has bounced ideas off with other photographers and gained some advice from them as well. Some of her inspirations include Samantha Landreth, an engagement photographer, and Christ Burkard, a nature photographer for National Geographic. While photography is currently a casual business for her, Lizzie intends to pursue this as a career. “I plan on practicing photojournalism in college. I’d love to travel to developing nations and document the lives of the people while performing missionary work,” she shares.

Photography is an activity that Lizzie has great enthusiasm for, and she doesn’t plan on quitting it any time soon. She plans to grow as a photographer and experiment with different cameras and techniques, and use her passion to witness and learn about the lives of others.

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ON FOCUS

College Survival Guide

By Rachel Corry

The world of college is exciting, new and sometimes daunting to those about to enter it.

While it can be nerve-wracking, it will also be where you have some of the most meaningful experiences of your life. With the right mindset and approach, college will prove to be a time for having memorable moments, making incredible friends and learning about yourself.

Whether you are planning to go out of state or stay in state, these tips will help you make the most out of your time in college: 1. Do not base your choice of where to go to college solely on where your friends from high school are going or where your family graduated from.

2. Know where you stand in terms of AP/dual enrollment credits and find out what requirements you will need for specific classes in college.

2. Be as involved as possible—go to involvement fairs, club interest meetings, sports events, workshops, concerts and discussions whenever you can!

4. Stay on top of your schoolwork and always visit professors for office hours—they want to get to know you and answer your questions.

5. Keep up with due dates and commitments by using a planner or other organizational tool.

6. Remind yourself that you will get through the week and will be successful when you work hard, no matter how stressed and overwhelmed you may feel.

7. Always be open to talking to new people and attending events you normally would not attend.

8. Recognize when you need to relax, sleep or set more time aside for yourself and make a point to do so. Your health and well-being are most important!

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INSPIRE

How to Change the World as a Teenager

By Cristi McKee

“You’re too young to _______!” has resounded in many teenagers’ brains their whole lives. And, it does make sense to attribute not having large quantities of knowledge or life experiences to the fact that teenagers are quite young and have not lived through major life milestones just yet.

However, that does not mean that teenagers are too young to make a difference, too young to make an impact, or too young to change the world— even if it is just their immediate world. Here’s how.

1. Tutor—Children and teenagers are the future, and sometimes they just need a little extra help to reach their full potential and contribute to the world around them. Using your time to tutor underprivileged kids or teens in the community is a great way to help out and change the world.

2. Speak up—You have a head full of ideas, opinions, and inventions, and one way you can change the world is by acting on them. Use your voice to let the world know what you think, what you know, what you have dreamt up—it doesn’t matter if 1 person or 1000 people listen—just speak up.

3. Volunteer—Volunteer some of your time to those around you—not just to satisfy your Bright Futures requirements, win an award at school or look like an upstanding citizen of your community—but for the people you are helping when you volunteer. You can change many lives just by using a few hours of your time volunteering in any form.

4. Be yourself—There is only one you in the whole world— why not act like it? Being yourself and having your own unique personality, ideas, creations, and more can change the world simply because they are all unique and contribute to the world in their own unique way.

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INSPIRE

Studying to Success: Estella Waczewski

By Cristi McKee

Estella Waczewski, a senior at Lawton Chiles High School, is a National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, and National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, so it is no surprise that she knows how to study her way to success. In June of 2016, Estella noticed that there were few driven high schoolers who shared their tips and tricks to performing well in high school with others, and she wanted to change that.

“During my freshman and sophomore years of high school, I constantly scoured the Internet and YouTube for students who also strived to attend a top university and gave high school-related advice. Once I realized that nobody had done a channel like the one I sought, I decided to start my own channel, document my high school journey, and give high school advice as I experienced it first-hand. I also wanted to preserve my high school years and to be able to look back on them once I was an adult,” she says.

Soon after, Estella created an Instagram account, Study to Success, and a YouTube channel of the same name, to share her high school advice. Within one year of the creation of her channel, it garnered 29,000 followers and 1.85 million cumulative video views.

Her Instagram account recently reached 156,000 followers. The main purpose of Study to Success is to help fellow students achieve what they want in school. “I hope Study to Success inspires other students to study, value their education, learn to enjoy studying and learning, strive to achieve their academic goals and challenge themselves,” she explains.

Her social media platforms are most famous for her school-related tips and advice, and organization skills and tricks, but her favorite part of running the accounts is the community. “My favorite aspect of running Study to Success is the community of enthusiastic students it has created (and friendships that I’ve made). The fact that my subscribers have always supported me in both my academic and nonacademic endeavors and have frequently given advice to one another in the comments under my videos further shows how supportive and positive the Study to Success community is,” she reflects.

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Her advice for studying to success? “Stay away from your phone! It’s great to watch a ‘study with me’ YouTube video before studying in order to get motivated, or to study along with me during one of my recorded lives streams, but make sure that you turn off your phone and aren’t constantly checking it every few minutes.”

When she’s not practicing as a member of the varsity tennis team at Chiles, running the Boys Town Youth Leaders Board as Founder and President, or working as President and Team Captain of the LaunchX Club, Estella likes to spend time with her family and friends, read, sing, edit her YouTube videos, and make more content for Study to Success.

Estella is headed to Vanderbilt University this fall as a Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar. She is double majoring in economics and human and organizational development and minoring in business. In college, she plans on continuing her Study to Success pursuits and transition to being a college vlogger, who gives college-related advice

See how Estella studies to success! >

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COMMUNITY

EXPLORING TALLAHASSEE

Photography by Joi Berry of JOIDESIREEBERRY PHOTOGRAPHY

Check out this calendar of events for places to go and people to see!

First Friday at Railroad Square Art Park

First Friday of every month | Railroad Square Art Park From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., enjoy the eccentric and vivacious atmosphere offered at Railroad Square Art Park’s First Friday event.

At the park, you can enjoy live music, galleries, food vendors, and local shops, as well as see creative demonstrations. The next time the first Friday of the month rolls around, grab some friends and head down to Railroad Square.

Shakespeare in the Park Festival

May 10th and 11th at 6:00 p.m. & May 12th, 13th at 5:30 p.m. | Cascades Park Experience Romeo and Juliet like you’ve never seen before this May at Cascades Park! Hosted by the Southern Shakespeare Company, this festival is 4 days long and is perfect for fans of the arts.

Blueberry Picking at Green Meadows Farm

June 1 - TBA Green Meadows Farm, Monticello, Florida Get your fill of organic blueberries this summer at Green Meadows Farm! Starting in June, head out to Monticello to pick fresh blueberries right off the bush. For specific times and dates, visit greenmeadowsfarm.com.

2018 U.S. Open Overall Frisbee Championships

June 11 to June 17 The 2018 U.S. Overall Frisbee Championships is coming up!

This tournament costs $75 for participants and is free to watch.

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Featuring 7 types of frisbee events, there are divisions for kids, women, all, and juniors (those 19 and under).

Visit usopenflyingdiscchampionships.com for more information.

Sundown Series: Empire Strikes Brass With Wolf & Witness June 16, 2018 | Cascades Park 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Hear two extraordinary bands at this free event! Listen to live music while eating at local food trucks, watching the Imagination Fountain, and more!

Celebrate America

July 4, 2018, 5:00 p.m. | Tom Brown Park Celebrate 4th of July with concerts, fireworks, and more!

Starting at 5:00 p.m., join hundreds of event-goers at Tom Brown Park for food, crafts, music, and, most importantly, fireworks! Everyone is welcome!

Train in Concert

July 21, 2018, 6:00 p.m. | Capital City Ampitheater Come on down to the Capital City Ampitheater to see Grammy-award-winning band Train live in concert!

Ticket cost is from $63-94. Find out more information by visiting tickets.scottcarswellpresents.com.

North Florida Literacy Festival

August 17-18 Destiny Church The North Florida Literacy Festival, hosted by the Tallahassee Authors Network, will include a “meet and greet on Friday evening on the 17th, where the winners of our young authors writing contest will be awarded their scholarships as well as an address by a special keynote speaker. “ For more information and tickets, visit www.facebook. com/northfloridaliteracyfestival

BOUTIQUE

June 16, 2018, Cascades Park 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The last of Cascades Park’s Summer Sundown Series concerts, hear the Randall Bramblett Band and Rachel Hillman live alongside food trucks, friends and fun.

Photo cred: Alicia Haskew

Sundown Series: Randall Bramblett Band With Rachel Hillman

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850-999-6105

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fab’rik is a women’s fashion retailer offering on-trend style through effortless pieces and accessible prices. We pride ourselves on a unique, personalized shopping experience, and love curating great looks for our local Tallahassee women.

1817 Thomasville Road, Suite 520 | Tallahassee, Florida 32303 | 850.765.6224 | Photo courtesy of Cristi McKee.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 PLATES

Smoothies for Days Smoothies are the perfect drink to help you endure the spring and summer heat!

From healthy and delicious to creamy and savory, one of these yummy smoothie recipes is sure to catch your eye.

By Cristi McKee, Aimee Marcos

Sunshine Smoothie

Ingredients:

½ cup mango chunks ¼ cup pineapple chunks with juice 1 banana 3 ice cubes ¼ cup milk Directions: In a blender, combine the mango chunks, pineapple chunks, desired amount of pineapple juice, and banana. Add ice cubes and milk, and blend until well-incorporated. Enjoy!

Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie Ingredients: ½ cup frozen strawberries 1 medium banana ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract 1/3 cup milk Directions: Microwave frozen strawberries until just thawed and place in blender. Break banana into pieces and add to blender, along with vanilla extract and milk. Blend on medium speed for about a minute or until it reaches desired smoothie consistency.

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Neon Green Smoothie Ingredients: ½ cup cooked spinach ¼ cup strawberries 1 small banana ¼ cup chunk pineapple with juice ¼ cup mango chunks Dash of pure vanilla extract 1/3 cup milk 3 ice cubes Chia seeds (optional) Directions: In a blender, combine the spinach, strawberries and banana. Pour desired amount of pineapple juice in, and add pineapple chunks, mango chunks, vanilla extract, milk, and ice cubes. Blend until smooth and creamy, sprinkle chia seeds on top if desired, and drink immediately or store in fridge until ready to drink.

Photo by Cristi McKee.

If you have an original recipe you would like to share, send your recipe and a high resolution picture (300 dpi) to talteen@talwoman.com.

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Celebrate spring with our collections of simple, modern classic women’s and men’s clothing, accessories, furniture, lighting, kitchen and bar provisions, books…plus enjoy special gatherings, wedding registry and design services.

M-F 9am-7pm • Sat 10am-6pm • Sun 12pm-5pm shop online hearthandsoul.com

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Last Words

A few quotes to leave you inspired long after the last page.

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

- Mary Oliver “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

– Jane Goodall

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