It’s that time of year again. We all know what the average Chicagoan’s St. Patrick’s day looks like (hint, it involves drinking, more drinking, a parade, and probably more drinking). We’d like to offer a healthy solution while still celebrating your Irish heritage. 1. If you’re going to drink, don’t overdo it. It seems like…
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Attend Soma. Change your life. Proof inside.
We asked a recent Soma graduate to reflect on her time here at Soma. Here are her responses. What were your feelings on entering the program? I was nervous. Curious. Questioning myself if I made the right decision to make a career change. Wondering if this career really was for me. But even with all…
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Student loan debt or a rewarding career? You decide.
Which of these scenarios would you prefer? 1. You've struggled for four years to earn a college degree only to find there are no jobs applicable to that degree. But doesn't a degree in Communications apply to everyone? And isn't Anthropology everywhere? Perhaps, but not in the want ads. On top of that, you now…
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I Go Walking
If one of your New Years resolutions was to get back in shape, but you don’t think gym life is for you, I’d like to make an argument for a very simple exercise you already know how to do. Walking. Two Reasons I Walk Walking is good exercise. It’s not great exercise, but it’s pretty…
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A Massage Teacher’s Confession
I have a confession to make. Every time we have a graduation ceremony, I have the same daydream. It’s very simple. Both Hovi and Rob can’t be found, and somebody has to give a speech. Can you wing it, Jason? And I hem and I haw, but eventually I agree to try. I reluctantly approach…
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