I am a senior in college now. Somehow three years flew by. I graduate next year with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a minor in public health. And here’s the thing- I still don’t know exactly what I want to do. Growing up I wanted to be many things- a lawyer, a doctor, a teacher … [Read more…]
Hello from America! After 3 weeks of study abroad and 10 days of traveling in Europe, I’m back home in the States and (finally!) writing. Apologies for the lack of posts, I have been reliant on my phone and hotel wifi when traveling. I had an amazing experience this summer, living, studying, and traveling in … [Read more…]
Despite living 4,000 miles from the United States right now, I cannot help but read and feel the increased racial tensions back home. Earlier this month, police fatally shot Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in Baton Rouge and St. Paul, respectively. These names are two more added to the list of African-American victims of police … [Read more…]
You agonized over the perfect cover letter and interview process and now you’ve successfully landed your first internship-hooray! Interning is a critical part of college nowadays and provides great opportunities to find out what you like (and dislike!) as well as get “your foot in the door”. I remember the nerves starting out, but after interning … [Read more…]
Every day during my lunch break, I sit outside in the city circle near my office. On a typical day you hear the chatter of young people and sometimes musicians. Yesterday was a little different. Along the fountain was a large banner and signs saying prayers for Orlando, a rainbow flag, and candles. No musicians … [Read more…]
We’ve heard it before. Young women are trading the traditional dating scene for the hookup culture, allowing them to focus on their careers (Pour one out for the MRS degree). Ladies, the sky is the limit! But here’s another fact…a young woman can be driven, career-oriented, and happily in a relationship while in college! As someone … [Read more…]
I am lucky in many ways to have never experienced the death and loss of a loved one very close to me until now. Today, June 4th 2016, my mom and I went to the vet and had our family pet of over 16 years put to sleep due to terminal health problems. This has … [Read more…]
I’m currently laying in bed writing this as the clock turns over to 12:00am, so cheers to a fresh start on my new blog. I first joined the blogging world on Tumblr many years ago and amazingly have stuck with the same one since my early angsty high school days (sidenote: I’m more than halfway done with … [Read more…]