By Michelle M. I am lucky to be working for a research company, exploring a part of the Amazon area, where humans have touched truly little of the region. One of the most exciting things in the office is when the river changes its direction, setting up a new river or, in some rare cases, a new pond that the river set up. There are always stories of ancient queens who own a new site, so when we check out
Read moreBy Michelle M. Since I was a small girl, snakes have been so exciting for me. My parents gave me a small boa for my fifth birthday, then each year, I had picked up a few more. All of them excite me. They just seemed to be the perfect pet. When it was time to enter college, my main focus, of course, was to become a vet, specializing in the cold-blooded creatures, eventually narrowing down the study of snakes only.
Read moreBy Anonymous. Tricia is a 40-year-old divorcee. She lives alone in a small apartment and works as an executive for a women’s clothing firm. She said to herself, “My life is too routine, what I need is a long vacation.” She opened her laptop and Googled travel agencies. A number of them appeared, as she scrolled down the list, she caught an advert that piques her interest. It said ‘the vacation of your dreams, where all your fantasies come true.’
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