Learning something new from something old in Turkey

Serra Oral
Senior Editor

“You can wear shorts there?” the older lady from New Jersey said to me as we sat on the plane heading to Turkey. “I’ve brought only long clothes since it’s a Muslim country.” For as long as I have been coming to Turkey, my family and I have always met tourists who were surprised about these kinds of cultural norms. In Turkey, not every woman wears a headscarf and even though the food may look unappetizing and mysterious, it’s actually really good.

Is working out indoors as beneficial as working out outdoors?

Selina Koller
Reporter

The roads are covered with that slushy mix of snow and dirt, and it feels like it’s forty degrees below outside. Should you brave the conditions, or run on a treadmill in the warmth?

Though there are advantages to training inside as well as outside, there are also some notable disadvantages. The difficulty is navigating these discrepancies with the understanding that what might be useful for one person may be detrimental to another…