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\"Everybody on social media does just take everything for a joke.\" She said she did not get any useful information about her missing pet and is constantly at edge wondering if Peep is in pain or worse, dead.
\"Some people love materialistic things and they don't how to value life. I'm not looking for attention or fame, I just want my chicken back.\"
Khan said her mother has been a rock of support and even though she was at first sceptical about posting the missing poster on Facebook, she relented so that \"the person who took Peep will realise just how much that chicken is of value to me.\"
This newspaper decided to not use Khan's image to protect her from further trauma.
The soft-spoken woman was emotional and on the verge of tears as she recalled her time with Peep. She said her pet lived indoors, watched television, and was at her side for most of the day whenever she is at home.
[caption id=\"attachment_952299\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\"] The missing poster pleading for people to help find the missing chicken. -[/caption]
On April 24, she let Peep outside to mingle with her companions, Springs and Browns, two other layers she bought to keep her beloved chicken company. Sometime between noon and 3 pm, Peep went missing and led to a frantic search in the rural community where hunting is a vocation. She could not find any feathers or even a trail of blood in the days that followed but still clings on to hope that someone stole her chicken and may have her pet alive in captivity.
\"Even if she is not alive, I still want her,\" Khan said. She said the first day without Peep was the hardest as she could not eat or sleep.
Every time Khan goes home she is reminded of the emptiness and silence without the happy chirping of her pet.
Last April, Khan was diagnosed with covid19 which knocked her off her feet.
She said Peep helped her cope during the pandemic an
When she was just 14, aspiring engineer Arya Ollivierra wrote a list of goals in her diary which included studying at an Ivy League university.
But she always felt the goal was wishful thinking after researching the accomplishments past applicants achieved before they became students.
Some made technological inventions while others did groundbreaking research.
But as Ollivierra, now 19, prepares to become an Ivy League student herself at Princeton University in September, she wants young people to know it’s okay to dream big even if some dreams appear farfetched.
More importantly, she wants them to know that even though focusing on academics is important, it isn’t the end-all to making all dreams a reality.
In a recent interview, Ollivierra told WMN, “The world is moving towards recognising more all-rounded people and it’s not just colleges but also jobs.
“Institutions are starting to be more interested in other things you do outside of academics.
“So I noticed when I was doing my application for colleges, a lot of them weren’t focused on academics but they wanted to know how you helped your community and your leadership skills.”
[caption id=\"attachment_952377\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"] Arya Ollivierra, right, and her sister Shyla hold Alistar a rescue snake they care for, to help the El Soccorro wildlife centre, at their home in Champs Fleurs. - JEFF K MAYERS[/caption]
As a young girl, Ollivierra often listened to her grandfather – a chemical engineer – tell stories about the different projects he worked on. She also read his books and learnt about different engineering concepts.
So from a young age, Ollivierra knew she wanted to do sciences and become an engineer even though she wasn’t quite sure of which kind.
As she spoke at her Champ Fleurs home, Ollivierra listed her academic achievements including a near perfect Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score, an additional scholarship in natural science and all grade ones in her Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) exams.
However, as she listed them, she paused and pointed to the El Socorro Centre for Wildlife Conservation volunteer T-shirt she was proudly wearing.
In doing so, she said it was her volunteer work at the centre which made everything possible including her Princeton acceptance.
[caption id=\"attachment_952379\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"] Arya Ollivierra helps clean a pelican at the El Socorro Centre for Wildlife Conservation after an oil spill near the Pointe-a-Pierre harbour in 2021. Photo courtesy Arya Ollivierra -[/caption]
“If you’re just sitting down and studying all the time, you will go crazy. So you need to have that outlet and it’s good to go out and do things like volunteer.
“Watching shows and reading are relaxing things on their own. But if you’re going out and helping do things, I find it to be a different kind of relaxation where you get more satisfaction…I think it’s really good for mental health because if you’re just doing academi
