![On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Wayland Cares director J Verhoosky led a presentation on the importance of choosing to be vulnerable in conversations. Through various activities and experiments, the audience was instructed to confront how they approach risk taking and their comfort zones. “[My biggest takeaway was] make yourself available for other people and share things you might not share with other people to make them feel like they're in a safe environment,” junior Addison Voight said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JLb1q3m4ZHvNAKYzv7c60kyyrrafzS8pJlYoJcoj.png)
My recipe is a somewhat new tradition. Every year my mom has begged my sister, brother and me to have a caroling “party.” Although we were always promised cookies and hot chocolate when we were done, walking in the cold weather while singing songs to strangers never completely appealed to us.
Instead, one year my sister and I decided to compromise – we hosted a Yankee Swap. For the swap we made at least five different types of cookies. Our favorite were the Peppermint Ball Cookies These were devoured in what seemed like seconds and since they were so loved we have made them part of our annual holiday tradition.
