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Yellow Fever Vaccine Before the Amazon

Toward the end of this month, I’ll be traveling to the Amazon region of Brazil. After hearing that yellow fever vaccination is recommended for those visiting the area, I did a bit of research and decided to get the shot. In this post, I’ll share my vaccination experience along with

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Trabzonspor’s Youth System: A Model for Turkish Soccer

A few weeks ago, Trabzonspor’s U19 soccer team stunned Europe’s elite clubs in the UEFA Youth League, eventually falling to Barcelona in the final. The team—made up mostly of players originally from Trabzon, with the rest coming from various parts of Turkey, particularly the Black Sea region—achieved a phenomenal success

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A Broken System, Stressed-Out People, Stressed-Out Animals

The other day, while celebrating my mother’s birthday at a restaurant, a street cat attacked our small dog Blackie in the enclosed winter garden area. If I hadn’t intervened, it could’ve taken out his eye—he was seriously injured. I’m sharing what happened during and after this incident as an example

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