After The Storms: Can One Person Can Repair the World?

“I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that; then I realized that I am somebody." --Lilly Tomlin Wha…

My Platform, “Broken Little Voices"

My platform is Broken Little Voices: raising awareness in neglected and abused children. I formally created Broken Little Voices …

When the Winds Blow and the Water Rises, We're All in the Same Boat

“We’re all in the same boat.”                --New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu Déjà vu all over again.   That's a cliché but…

My platform: Making the healthy choice the easy choice

If you close your eyes and try to visualize the word “unhealthy”, what does it look like to you? Even as a physician assistant I …

Freedom of Speech: Sacred Right, Sacred Responsibility

“To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.”    --G.K. Chesterton I have a legal and God…

Literally Literacy!

Hello everyone! This is your reigning Miss Teen International, Carly Peeters, back with another blog. I’d like to introduce my pl…

After Charlottesville: Remember and Beware the Mob

"No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them."…

Meet Mrs International 2017: Melissa Pocza

Thank You for the extreme privilege of being able to serve as your Mrs. International 2017! I am extremely honored for this oppor…

Meet Your Miss International 2017- Kelsey Craft

Growing up, I never would have imagined being a queen. As a little girl I actually knew nothing about pageantry. It is still surr…

Miss Teen International 2017!

Hi everyone! My name is Carly Peeters, and I am your newly crowned Miss Teen International 2017. I’m so proud to be bringing the …

Character Always Trumps Personality. ALWAYS.

“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character…..”      --Anne Frank It’s been many years but I still rememb…

Food for Kayak Camping

As summer starts to wind down, I start to get excited about kayak camping trips.  Our favorite "get-away" is to load up…

Classic album still carries a heavy message

Sometimes buying on instinct can be hazardous, but I have never regretted the purchase of J.D. Blackfoot's The Song of Crazy …

5 Reasons To Go To Costa Rica

Do you have a bucket-list? Is Costa Rica on your bucket-list yet? Costa Rica is very, very high on ours for lots of reasons, here…