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I am Laura Celi Kerr, an international student attending to Tennessee Technological University (TN TECH) majoring in Marketing. I was born and raised in Maracay, Venezuela. My father, Luis Celi, is a doctor specialized in pulmonology and infectology; while my mother, Nena Kerr, runs her own dance academy called “Escuela de Ballet Nena Kerr”. Thanks to this background, I graduated as a professional dancer at the age of 16 and worked for the dance school for 2 years. I first started attending university by the time I turned 17 years old (2013) with the intention of pursuing a degree in Foreign Languages with a minor in Business. After 3 semesters I decided to improve my language skills by taki

As responsibilities and stress continue barraging you on all fronts, it’s become official—you’ve stepped into adulthood. You may now identify with that stereotypical nine-to-five machine, who you swore you’d never be. But lo and behold, there’s still a chance to save yourself! There’s still a chance to embrace that spontaneous side of you that longs to appreciate and learn life with the curiosity of a child. Although certain milestones, such as birthdays and jobs, are seen as this instant portal to the oh-so-terrifying stage of adulting, please don’t disregard that inner child of yours. You see, adulthood is a mere concept, made up by some wise old man and then accepted as a norm by the soci

It's hard enough being an environmentalist, animal rights advocate, vegan, vegetarian, or any other "woke" individual in a society that feeds off of capitalism and a fear of change. It doesn't help that a few times out of the year there are awkward dinners with cousins, uncles and great aunts who question your sanity and try shoving their opinions onto you. Here are five things that your vegan or vegetarian family and friends hear at every gathering and don't want to hear this year. "You don't know what you're missing!" Uh...yeah, they do. Smoked turkey is not a new creation. Most vegans or vegetarians are so by choice. They're not missing out on anything or restricted from eating certain fo

As I know that most members of the National Millennial Community are Americans (or at least living and working in the U.S.), I would like to give you a short sneak-peak into my agency life in Europe. I started my career in the advertising industry at age 23 at Europe’s largest owner owned and managed agency group Serviceplan. During an internship in their PR division, I realized that I would like to know more about classic advertising and big campaigns. Luckily, I got to know one of Serviceplans CEOs and Partners during that time, who is – until today – my mentor and greatest boss, I have ever had. He offered me a full-time job upon graduation and I accepted right away. A few days later, he