Author: Addison Sullivan

When it comes to shows and entertainment, I’m a huge fan of cooking shows or anything food TV, especially cooking competitions.

One of the YouTubers that I constantly like to watch is Nick DiGiovanni. Nick is a chef and likes to sometimes cook outrageous foods on his channel, such as pasta in a gigantic parmesan cheese wheel. I find his videos very entertaining because not only does he share recipes, he also explains his food and the ingredients that go into his delicious creations. Often, when we eat a meal, we don’t really think about the work that goes into the food, but rather how it tastes, and in order to achieve a delicious taste you have to have the best ingredients. Nick finds the best ingredients across the globe and shows his viewers how to get the best taste possible out of their meals when cooking, such as importing an Alaskan king crab, all the way from Alaska.

While Nick also shows us how to create crazy delicious meals, he also brings in other known YouTubers, such as Gianluca Conte (the Italian TikTok chef). I’ll attach the link to Nick and Gianluca’s lobster in a $3,000 cheese wheel risotto recipe below (yum!).

If you’re looking for a nice, slightly informative (but not boring), and chill YouTube channel to visit while procrastinating on homework or doing your laundry, I’d highly recommend checking out Nick DiGiovanni’s cooking channel!

So, by now, most of us have already dealt with some kind of illness, maybe the flu or strep? Possibly even bronchitis or a simple cold? Either way, it’s always important that we try to keep our bodies as healthy and well rested as possible.

Work, school, social events, and studying can all play a major part, along with other factors, in how well we choose to either respect or neglect our bodies. No sleep, sloppy eating, not consuming enough calories for fuel, and not consuming the correct vitamins and minerals are all simple, bad habits that we can choose to change. Maybe try getting to sleep earlier or substituting a Chick-fil-a sandwich for a salad. Tiny steps like this can lead us all to healthier and happier lifestyles.

Speaking from experience, I have gotten sick many times since moving to Norman, with some of the worst diagnosis’s being severe bronchitis and mono. During finals week, I had bronchitis for three weeks straight, and of course, right in the middle of finals. When you stay out late and don’t take care of your body the proper way, it makes your immune system a lot more susceptible to diseases and illnesses. I’ve never been one to get enough rest or to be able to go to bed at a reasonable hour, which I believe is a huge reason why I am such an easy target for these illnesses.

To try to counteract my weak immune system, I’ve started drinking water and trying to go to bed at a reasonable hour, along with taking vitamin C supplements and eating more clean foods, rather than Chick-fil-a all the time. I thought it was helping improve my health and creating a stronger immune system for myself to fight off illnesses, but just this week, I went to Goddard and learned that I have mono.

So… if I ever learn how to actually properly take care of my body, you guys will be the first to know.

Covid 19, created a worldwide panic for people across the globe. People were terrified because they didn’t know what was going to happen. Globally, people turned to the media for answers. Snapchat, news channels, Newspapers, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, among other forms of media, were our main sources of connection to the outside world because everyone went into isolation. Human to human contact was very limited. Media was crucial when it came to communication and resources, considering we were in the middle of a worldwide lock down.

When the pandemic hit, I relied heavily upon types of media such as Instagram and Snapchat to keep me up to date with my friends and the outside world. I have always been an avid Instagram and Snapchat user, but the pandemic influenced me to download the app TikTok, that now dominates a large majority of my time, as well as many other people’s. I used these forms of media as a distraction, by gaining high streaks on Snapchat and learning TikTok dances, but ultimately, I felt like it was the only way for me to stay connected, since my family was on lockdown mode.

Ultimately, media was crucial during the pandemic, considering it was everyone’s source of updates and information, pertaining to health guidelines, politics, mortality rates, and all other sorts of information. We’ve also learned to adapt in ways, such as mobile hearings and online classes, that allow us to continue on our lives, even if the weather or outside illnesses may prohibit. Therefore, I believe we can give a big thank you to Covid 19 for our Zoom classes during these most recent snow days!