For those of you who have followed me throughout the year via this blog or any of our other social media channels, this is where we part ways. This is my last blog post with student life, and very likely…
The End of the School Year
The end of the school year is here, and I don’t know about you, but as much of a relief as it is to have made it through another year of school, it’s also kind of bittersweet for me. For…
StudyMania! Places on campus to get work done. (Library List Part 2)
I dream about writing essays. It’s what happens when you are in a program that is heavy on writing papers. I’ve been writing so many papers, that I’ve been having dreams in semi-lucid states, where I’m convinced that being in…
The Luxury of Sleep
Last night I slept for 8 hours… …and I didn’t feel guilty! Sleep has not been an easy thing to for me to do these past couple of weeks. Not because I can’t sleep, but because I have to stay…
Joyful, joyful!
February, though the shortest month of the year, can also feel like the longest when you’re a student. It is, after all, the season of back to back midterms and papers. Sometimes it can become difficult to see the end…
Lessons in Etiquette
To be completely honest, I felt out of place. I recently attended an etiquette lunch that my college invited me to. I like to think that I know enough about etiquette in formal settings to prevent breaching significant social faux…
Nuggets from the 2017 Hancock Lecture
Language. Language is a river that flows and is ever present in all aspects of my life. As a blogger, it allows me to express my experiences and world views with those who read my posts. As a student, it…
21 Days of Decaf
If you were stuck on a deserted island, what would you bring with you? Most of us have probably been asked this question at least once in our lifetime, and to answer, have had to wrestle with the notion of…
Speaking Up: getting involved with Ideas for the World
I remember filling out the form, clicking send, and a day after responding to the confirmation email. I also remember afterwards thinking how absolutely insane I was for having just signed up for what I signed up for. You see,…
Blocked: vanquishing the enemy
There’s something deeply unnerving about staring at an empty Word document. Something off-putting about watching the cursor blink impatiently against the white, empty screen. The blink of the cursor is like my waiting mother’s irritated toe-tap. The toe-tap that let…