Chicago O’Hare International Airport is a charming place to visit Chicago O’Hare International Airport is the world’s most connected airport. It covers over 7,000 acres of area and served 54 million passengers in 2021. The airport is named after Edward O’Hare, a WWII hero. Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, recently visited Chicago O’Hare…
Tulsa International Airport recovers after the pandemic When Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, traveled in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Tulsa International Airport was half empty. Almost all restaurants and shops were closed at the airport, and everybody had to wear masks. A company located inside the airport offered pandemic…
Part Four: Paintings and drawings surprise the audience with unpredicted compositions and artists’ perspectives Editor’s Note: The review of the TCC (Tulsa Community College) Student Art Exhibition 2023 is a four-part series. Several program entries were profiled. This is the fourth review of the series. TCC Student Art Exhibition 2023 reflects the world and culture…
Part Two: The art contest winners present unexpected concepts. Editor’s Note: The review of the TCC (Tulsa Community College) Student Art Exhibition 2023 will be a four-part series. Several program entries will be profiled. This is the second review of the series. The TCC Student Art Exhibition 2023 was a great success. Three TCC art…
Part One: New rules of submission and judges-outsiders proposed Editor’s Note: The review of the TCC Student Art Exhibition 2023 will be a four-part series. Several program entries will be profiled. This is the first review of the series. A selected number of artistic works were on display at the TCC Student Art Exhibition 2023…
January’s weather brought surprises. One of them was snowfall at the beginning of January, which was part of a nationwide blizzard. The irony is that the temperature was above freezing in many areas of Green Country, Oklahoma, but that did not stop nature from producing snow.
While I was gathering information about monarch butterflies in Oklahoma, I learned devastating news about their numbers came on the air. The Washington Post, TV stations, and other mass media reported that The International Union for Conservation of Nature had put the migrating monarchs in the category of “endangered.” Before going into details about the…
During the last decade, I traveled to Kazakhstan, a republic of the former USSR. (Kazakhstan has long borders with Russia in the north and with China in the south.) I noticed several American fast food restaurants were increasing in popularity there. I visited some of the restaurants and could see similarities as well as differences…
In the country of the former Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, my babushka (grandma) grew bushes of lilacs in her garden. When my mother and I went to visit her, we got stems of the lilacs for home décor. So, since my childhood, I love the scent of lilacs, and I occasionally paint the flowers on canvas….
Olad’ya is small size pancake or fritter and a popular breakfast meal in the former Soviet Union. The recipe of olad’ya was passed from babushkas (grandmas) to vnuchkas (grandaughters) in that part of the world for centuries. Olad’ya is usually about two and a half inches long and two inches wide. Here is a recipe…
