Tyasha Kandassamy was knocked for a loop when her parents divorced. She was 19 and living in Barcelona, studying Spanish. An art workshop helped her to sort out her emotions.
“I fell in love with art ...
None of the bike riders expected Alyssa Rowse would leave them in the dust. She was a teenager racing against 20 adults, most of whom were men.
None of that mattered to the 16-year-old. She blew throu...
Is it going to rain tomorrow? Tourists constantly ask Alfred Wright that question. His standard response is to stick his finger up as if testing the air, before pronouncing solemnly: there’s a probabi...
Kiana Madeiros jumped at the chance to sing at Berkeley’s Summer Jazz Jam. An audience of fellow jazz lovers sounded like heaven to the 18-year-old. Not many of her peers share her passion.
“I’ve alwa...
If you’re looking to curb your sweet tooth, try getting into the candy business.
Safiya Dyer was a huge glass candy fan until she started making tons of the popular treat.
She’s not been so successful...
Sebastian Lee never expected to find much in common with a group of special-needs children.
Until he volunteered at Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy, the 14-year-old didn’t know anybody with physical o...
Angela Holton was devastated when her dog Kobi died.
Instead of wallowing in her grief, she did something positive in memory of the 14-year-old Yorkshire Terrier: the New York real estate agent quit h...
Stuart Hayward was scolded for even glancing at Admiralty House as a child.
It was the British Admiral’s residence, accessible to only the cream of Bermuda society.
“My grandmother, Olivia Hayward, wo...
Randy Edwards has been there for his daughter, Gayneté Edwards, through thick and thin.
He helped her through surgery at 13. And he found her sponsorship for the Miss Teen Bermuda Pageant — and cheere...
Isabella Zuill-McKenzie agonised over Shakespeare as a student.
Her classmates usually spoke the bard’s words in such a monotone all meaning was lost. Even when she read the stories herself, she had n...