1 . Here are top 4 destinations to start your new trip.

Ireland

If you’re looking for the right mixture of history, culture and nature, you’ll find it in Ireland. You can enjoy surprising views here. If you’re in the mood for a boat trip, consider giving it a try in the evening in Cork—it’s truly magical.

Italy

Italy has so many fascinating cities and places to visit, but it would be impossible to see them all in one go. A road trip could work, and Rome is a great place to start. You’re steeped in history throughout the city with the Pantheon and the Colosseum, as well as the historic and architectural gems in the Vatican City. Throw a coin into the Trevi di Fontana before you leave the city, which means you’ll return here one day.

Thailand

Thailand has some of the best beaches in the world, even before Leonardo DiCaprio made Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh, lamous in The Beach. Admittedly, the film does a great job of describing this beautiful island, yet green waters and white sands are pretty standards in this country.

United Arab Emirates

If you’re one of those people who love all luxurious (奢侈的) things, then a trip to Dubai is for you. With year-long sun and grand hotels, this is the place for endless shopping, cocktail drinking by a plush pool and sunbathing on an artificial beach—the Palm Islands. Head to the Golden Souk for a spot of jewellery (珠宝) shopping. If you’re feeling hungry, you can eat at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

3 . Teach, travel and train with

EF English First.

An experience you will never forget.

We’re looking for amazing English teachers to join us in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and many other cities across China. Teach adults, children or at our online schools. You will receive a great salary, competitive benefits and meet people from all over the world. Learn more about how our jobs can get you started on an once-in-a-lifetime (千载难逢的) ESL teaching career.

About English First

EF English First is the world’s leading privately owned education company. Set up in 1965, EF operates in over 50 countries around the world. We still need teachers for teaching positions across China so if you prefer the fast paced city life like Shanghai. We have both Kids & Teens schools and Adult schools in over 60 cities in China.

Teaching at English First

At English First, you’ll be provided the resources to become the best teacher you can be. Our new and colorful classrooms offer advanced technology, including Internet connected computers, interactive whiteboards (交互式白板) and iPads. We also offer a world-class teacher development program to our teachers to help them move into more senior positions with EF.

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We’re here to provide the support you need every step of the way, from preparing your legal work visa to airport pickup. Learn how to order food in Chinese with our free language classes or attend a weekly teacher social sponsored (赞助) by the company. There’s so much to experience living abroad and you’ll experience it to the fullest with EF.

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5 . SANAA—Yemeni artist Rawya Ahmed opened her first personal exhibition in the Houthi—controlled Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Instead of visualizing the pains of war and destruction, the artist’s paintings offer a rare peaceful beauty, which she hopes will ease the suffering of the people who have been caught up in the bloody war.

“For me, it was a discharge of negative energy that I have got during the war. I used to feel annoyed but didn’t know how to get rid of the pressures. Luckily, I finally found that I could seek shelter in the beautiful things.” Ahmed says.

Ahmed’s exhibition is rare in Yemen since the war erupted in 2014. For most Yemenis, the most urgent problems are escaping the next air attack or finding the next meal for their families. But some artists, like Ahmed, are now trying to put the country in a positive light through their brushes and colors, and to find an escape for the people and themselves to momentarily forget the sounds of explosions and air attack.

In Ahmed’s paintings, she has tried to change the misery on people’s faces by using delightful colors.

“In the exhibition, we have special sections on paintings of famous people in the country, such as the Yemeni writer and poet Abdullah AIBaradouni, and the singer Abu Bakr Salem,” Ahmed says, adding that the artistic portraits of familiar faces can offer people a reminder of the time before the war erupted.

Many visitors who came to the exhibition believed it could relieve the despair inside the hearts.

Samah A-Wajih, one of the visitors who attended the exhibition, expressed her gladness about the paintings and wished all the world to see that there is still beauty, despite the destruction in the country.

“This certainly calls on the world that there are hope and life inside this war stricken country.” AI-Wajih says.

Abdul Wasea Al-Ahnoumi, an organizer of the exhibition, says, “Young men and women are looking, through their paintings, for love, peace and safety away from the war. In these drawings, you can feel the touches of a person who wants peace and a good life far off the crazy war that destroyed souls.”

6 . Not Born Yesterday

Hugo Mercier Princeton Univ, Press

We are a hard species to cheat, argues cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier in this persuasive study on the science of belief. Taking advantage of research and historical case studies from the French Revolution to the Nazis, Mercier demonstrates that we have powerful cognitive systems that enable us to weigh up a wide range of clues. A refreshing book might make you less likely to be cheated.

Successful Aging

Daniel Levitin Dutton

Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin reveals the “awful“ age of 60 to be a developmental stage with specific advantages, and a start for fruitful later years. Looking in turn at the latest neuroscience, behavioral studies and findings on lifespan and cognitive enhancement, Levitin explores deep into the multiple-trace theory of memory, the aging microbiome, fats and the brain, the impacts of neural implants, and the joys of non-retirement.

The True Creator of Everything

Miguel Nicolelis Yale Univ. Press

The human brain, neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis states, is a unique “organic computing   device” that has created a singular universe: human culture, from cave art to robotics. Within a system, Nicolelis launches an exciting journey through electromagnetism (电磁) in relation to the brain, brain-machine interfaces (接口) and beyond.

Cook, Taste, Learn

Guy Crosby Columbia Univ. Press

The food scientist Guy Crosby offers a lively tour of the history and science behind the art of cooking. He traces the evolution of cooking from its earliest origins, mentioning the innovations that have solved the mysteries of health and taste. Crosby explains why both home cooks and professional chefs should learn how to apply cooking science, arguing that we can improve the nutritional quality and delight of everyday eating.