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Addicted to Netflix

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by Sanaah Dodhia

If you’re all done with exams, the only logical thing to do with your time is binge watch great TV shows on Netflix. Here are my recommendations on where to start.

  1. Suits

Description on Netflix: When he impresses a big lawyer with his razor-sharp mind, a college dropout scores a coveted associate job, even though he has no legal credentials.

My description: Mike Ross – a cute, smart, college drop out with a crazy memory – meets Harvey Spector – a handsome, charming Senior Partner at a law firm and New York – and ends up with a job. Mike is not a real lawyer but because of his witts and ability Harvey decides to take him on as his associate. The whole show revolves around solving cases while trying to keep Mike Ross from being fired.

Why I like it: It’s a really engaging show in terms of the content level. It makes you think but there’s some comedy and emotional drama in it – a dramedy.

  1. Orange Is The New Black

Description on Netflix: From the creator of “Weeds” comes a heartbreaking and hilarious original series set in a women’s prison. Piper Chapman’s wild past comes back to haunt her, resulting in her arrest and detention in a federal penitentiary. To pay her debt to society, Piper trades her comfortable New York life for an orange prison jumpsuit and finds unexpected conflict and camaraderie amidst an eccentric group of inmates.

My description: Piper, who’s about to get engaged gets put into prison because of a group that she was associated with when she was younger. The show revolves around her struggles as a non-criminal in prison and how she “blossoms” from this quite, logical woman into this beast that can seriously kick some a**.

Why I like it: I was addicted to season 1 because I was really curious to know what it was that got Piper in jail in the first place. It’s a really interesting story line and it’s not something a lot of people would think of – what’s life like in prison? Stay in school kids, because it’s not a fun life.

  1. How I Met Your Mother

Description on Netflix: Ted’s epic search for his soul mate is told largely through flashbacks, as an adult Ted recounts to his kids how he met their mother.

My Description: Ted is this crazy believer in love and finding the right woman for him but he’s essentially obsessed with his best friend Robyn the entire show. Ted goes through multiple women with interesting backgrounds – stalker police woman, baker who leaves her wedding, a divorced woman with a child etc. Eventually Ted finds the right woman but don’t anticipate the ending of the show to meet your expectations; it certainly didn’t meet mine!

Why I like it: After a hard day of class or work, it was really nice to slip into someone else’s life story for a while. Plus it was funny seeing Ted be so ridiculous in his love life. I’m also secretly a sucker for the mushy love story stuff so I liked that aspect of a light hearted story with a romantic spin.

Healthy Summer Snacking

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by Malindi Taylor

With berries, fruit, and vegetables being abundant this time of year they are perfect, not only for main meals, but adding them into snacks is a great way of introducing more of them into your daily life.

Vanilla Cherry Yogurt:

Have a sweet tooth? Pit a few dark cherries into a bit of vanilla yogurt and you have an almost dessert like midday tasty snack. I add a bit of Chia and Hemp seeds for a bit more texture and fiber. Some people do not know how to pit a cherry. I say the best way is to half the cherry, leaving the pit on one side, and then using the tip of your knife pop the seed out. This snack is great for post-work out, if you are feeling sore, because cherries reduced muscle inflammation. In fact some marathon runners even drink cherry juice to reduce their soreness after a big run.

Cucumber Goat Cheese Sandwich:

This is an easy and light open-faced sandwich that is great with a cup of tea and easy to make for guests. Mix a bit of goat cheese into some cream cheese along with a little salt and pepper, you can even add a bit of fresh lemon juice if it is to sweet for your liking. Then spread that onto a bit of your favorite bread, which you can toast prior if you want it a bit more crunchy. Slice up a cucumber as thin as you can and layer them on top of your spread. Cucumbers are fantastic source of vitamin B and are great for rehydrating. On a hot summer day, slicing up a cucumber and tossing it in your sandwich, salad, or even in your water can keep you as cool as…well as a cucumber.

Adding berries to your cereal is a quick way of sneaking vitamins into your breakfast. Blueberries are full of antioxidants that can improve your memory, make your heart happy, and last a long time in the freezer without losing their health benefits. Continue to find places where you can add a little bit of health into your summer snacking and you’ll find yourself with more energy to go do all the fun things there are to do in while the weather is nice.