Arab American Family Support Center: A support group for incoming immigants.

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog post about the AAFSC, a group for transferring Arabs to American communities. It's a medium sized community of people, who each help teach and give exams to help culture the people who've come here. Despite anti-Muslim threats and harassment, they're still going strong with their efforts to help people become American citizens. It's an awesome group, with plenty of help and resources.

They currently are fighting with how to change for the Trump Administration's repeated rhetoric against Muslims and Arabs.  However, plenty of volunteers help teach English, Civics, History and American terms and institutions. They give free help to those who need it and give exams after they've completed the lesson. Those who complete it are usually much more in tune with how America works, even if it's slightly against them currently.

If you want to check out the site, click here.

That's Adventure Van, signing out.

Camping helps sleep? *Q.P.*

If you have problems sleeping, here's a hint: Sleep outside! From a study by the University of Colorado Boulder, the findings of which show that melatolin. which is used to make us sleepy and awake but is changed by the effects of screens, is restored by the wilderness. They sent five volunteers on a six day camping trip without ANY ELECTRONICS. The campers slept longer, their melatonin levels began to rise more then 2(1/2) hours earlier then before. A second group was sent and spit, one stayed home and the others went camping. Sleeping was more efficient in the camping group then for the homestayers.

If you want to check out the article itself, go and check out: this handy dandy link right here!

That's Adventure Van, going to sleep.