Calligraphy, Nigerian America, Staycations, Boosting Immune System, Home Haircuts, Rusting with Age

Learning Calligraphy (0:04:20) Do you love going out of your way to make your handwriting look prim and proper? Or maybe you simply appreciate the beauty of a good-looking letter every once and a while. Wherever you fall between these two scenarios, chances are you’ve probably considered learning modern calligraphy at some point. Calligraphy has the power to take nearly any word in the English language and make it a beautiful centerpiece worthy of attention. Joining us today is Becca Courtice, a calligraphy teacher and founder of the YouTube channel “The Happily Ever Crafter”. We’ll be discussing the beauty of modern calligraphy and how you can get started learning, too. Nigerian America (0:19:47) The black immigrant population has risen 137 percent from 2000 to 2013 with about 2 million black immigrants entering the country every year on average. 327 thousand of those immigrants are from Nigeria, making up the majority of the black immigrant population. These African immigrants don’t necessarily experience the same kind of racism as American born people of color. Here to discuss his experience with race in America is Macmillan Agbonavbare. He was born in Nigeria and moved to the US about 4 years ago with plans to eventually gain citizenship. Family Staycations (0:35:52) Some of my favorite childhood memories are from family trips we took as a kid. And while I didn’t always remember the place, I do remember the time spent with my family. And now that I’m a parent, I wonder “why not just focus on that part?” and take stay-cations instead? It includes all the fun family time with half the stress and expense. That’s we asked friend of the show Carrie Ann Rhodes to talk with us about stay-cations and how to get the most out of yours! Boosting Your Immune System (0:56:28) Nothing is better at protecting us then our own bodies. Our immune systems are incredible at fighting any infection or virus that tries to attack us. But, if we don’t take care of our bodies, our immune system becomes weak and we become more p