6.9 Digital Marketing

The Digital Marketing program explores topics such as digital marketing analytics, SEO, social media marketing, mobile marketing and promotional design. Upon Completion, student's will be able to take their set of skills and apply it to jobs such as:

• Digital Media Specialist
• Email Marketing Processor
• Graphic Designer
• Marketing Representative
• Print Advertising Technician
• Sales Representative 

When you complete the Digital Marketing program you will have a richer understanding of the foundations of the digital marketing landscape and acquire a vast set of skills, concepts, and tools to help you digitally create, distribute, and promote products and services.

As a student in this program you'll be required to purchase and use a preapproved laptop to complete much of your coursework.

Throughout this program, you will gain digital marketing skills including:

• Mobile Marketing Strategies
• Social Media Campaigns
• Audio/Video Recording and Editing
• Digital Design Concepts
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Google Analytics
• Responsive Web Design
• Basic Coding for Marketers
• Policies, Laws, and Ethics
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Dreamweaver, and Muse

6.6 The Vacation Spot For Any Traveller

Are you an adventurer and want to explore one of the most unique and vastly underrated countries in the world? Mountains, beaches, great history and friendly locals are what the Bay of Islands in New Zealand have to offer when visiting. Lying in the South-West Pacific, New Zealand consists of two main island. The North Island and the South Island. Along the North island runs a mountain range with rolling farmland. The central North Island is dominated by the Volcanic Plateau, an active volcanic area. The South Island consists of farmland and flat plains

One of New Zealand's famous attractions is the result of the island sitting on two tectonic plates. Because of the constant shift in these plates, New Zealand gets a lot of geological action. The Pohutu Geyser is one of the most iconic tourist attractions, erupting up to 20 times a day and shooting up 100 feet in the air, according to travel site, newzealand.com. Some other spectacular geothermal areas include the popular hot springs. Rotorua is the hub for all of the geothermal action, housing mud pools, geysers, and hot springs. The health benefits of the hot springs are what attract most tourists to the part of Rotorua. These benefits include

• treating skin rashes
• eczema
• arthritis
• digestive disorders. 

Because of the vast landscapes ranging from mountains, to beaches, to rolling hillsides; there are hundreds of activities to enjoy! One fun and crazy thing tourists love to do is go spelunking through the caves. With some of the most challenging and intricate cave systems in the world, according to tourism.net, this activity makes for a great adventure that you can't do back at home!

With all of the unique attractions and landscapes New Zealand has to offer, this trip is at the top of my bucket list! There are hundreds of activities for everyone's interests. Adventure, art, history, relaxation, and more! I'm planning my next trip here, The Bay of Islands in New Zealand, are you? 

Sources Used:

https://unsplash.com/s/photos/caving

https://www.newzealand.com/us/

https://www.tourismnewzealand.com

https://www.tourism.net.nz

4.6 Stop Eating Those Chicken Tenders! 6-Step Gluten Free Recipe

Staying away from processed chicken tenders is hard. For years I would buy the Tyson "real chicken" bag of frozen tenders. After I'd eat what was pretty much the entire bag, I'd feel sick to my stomach! Probably because I stuffed myself full of processed, gluten added junk! 

I finally found a recipe that curbs those tender cravings, and without the guilt and consequences of gluten. 

Ingredients You'll Need:

- 8 chicken tender cutlets

- 3 large eggs

- Gluten free Panko bread crumbs

- Almond Flour

- Coconut Oil

- Pink Sea Salt and ground pepper 

Let's Get Cooking, Step-By-Step:

1.Using a meat ponder, pound the chicken tender cutlets until they are thin

2. Crack eggs into a large bowl and beat together with salt, pepper, and other seasoning to taste

3. Place egg mixture into shallow bowl

4. Place Almond Flour into a different shallow bowl

5. Place GF Panko bread crumbs into a different shallow bowl

5. Dip each chicken piece into egg mixture, then dredge in flour, then back into egg mixture, then coat with bread crumbs

6. over medium-high heat, fry the tenders in Coconut Oil, using a non-stick frying pan (3 minutes per side, or until golden brown)

Not Into Frying? Bake Them!

1. Pre-heat oven to 420 degrees

2. Follow recipe above

3. Place on non-stick pan

4. Put chicken tenders into the oven

5. Enjoy the gluten free goodness!

3.4 Bad Luck Lauderdale

 In July of 2019 I took a trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida that I will never forget. Traveling to new places with my boyfriend, Andrew, is something we do often; but not well. We are dumb travelers (spontaneous, if you want to call it that). We booked a cheap $60 flight, in the middle of a hot Florida summer, with $250 to our names. What could go wrong?

After our bumpy Spirit Airlines flight, we landed at the small Fort Lauderdale airport. From there, we took an expensive taxi ride over to our "not-as-pictured" hotel where we had to be 25 to check in. We were 21. After begging and pleading with the hotel manager to let us stay, he finally agreed! Being on a 3 hour plane ride had us feeling dirty. We headed up to our room to shower right away so we could go explore what Fort Lauderdale had to offer. I turn on the shower and nothing but a few drops of water come out. As on brand as this could possibly be, the city shut off the water because a main pipe burst! No water for 3 days. Just me, my boyfriend, our B.O, and about $150.

I sat and cried on the sunken-in hotel bed because I thought the trip was ruined. Andrew left the room and came back 15 minutes later with a big bottle of wine and 2 sandwiches. We sat in our dingy room getting drunk and laughing about how funny the "bad luck" situation actually was.