#IAmHoldingYourHand

If you have at all ventured into the vast world of comedy podcasts, I have to believe that at some point you’ve come across the McElroys — partly due to the sheer number of podcasts to which they’re attached, but that’s not to deny their quality and popularity. Brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin create the […]

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Stand Tall International: An Interview with Charity Co-Founder Masha Balovlenkov

Welcome back, Germ readers! Recently, Germ had the great honor of interviewing Masha Balovlenkov, co-founder of the non-profit organization Stand Tall International. Through her team’s amazing work at the non-profit, several young lives in Tanzania and abroad are receiving life-changing surgeries and funds for schooling within their communities. So, I won’t waste any more time; […]

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Girls Love Mail

In a general sense, everyone loves mail, don’t they? Maybe we don’t care for the sight of student loan due dates piling up on our computer desk or the sight of yet another credit card approval when we haven’t even applied for one in the first place. Still, nothing compares to the feeling of opening a […]

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Dear Hope: A Mental Health Blog That’s Transforming Lives Through Personal Stories and Photography

While browsing through the blog Dear Hope, you’d never know that it was created for a class assignment. The blog hosts creative writing, informative articles, and personal stories from people who are living with mental illness or who have in some way been affected by mental health issues. Most notable is the series curated by the blog’s founder, […]

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