As the notes of “Auld Lang Syne” began to play, Google’s Year in Review flashed on the screen, and 2020 became a year to revisit only in future history books, I stood still with my mask on and my champagne in hand, not knowing what or how to feel. And, five days later, I still…
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Summer Reading 2020
Wow, I missed reading beyond the pages and pages of articles, textbook chapters, and academic essays for school. Here are the books that kept me busy this summer, followed by my own short evaluations of them. Let me know if you have any recommendations for what I should read next! Untamed by Glennon Doyle I…
The One With the Global Pandemic
I started trying to write this post about a month ago and am just now getting around to finish it. The good news is that not much has changed since then. While the outside world is experiencing total chaos, my life seems to be in complete standstill. Everything around me is changing week to week,…
Back at it Again
My peanut butter and Yerba Mate intake has dramatically increased, my toenail has grown back, and my free time has dwindled to the few minutes before the lecture begins. In case you haven’t guessed, I am back in school. And while I know this year will be the best one yet, we’re off to a…
Granada – the SparkNotes Version
Today, a friend of mine asked me what I’m planning to do when I get home and I honestly don’t know the answer. Work, I guess? Maybe take a SoulCycle class or two? Honestly, nothing sounds all that great compared to this past month. Though all of us were quite turned off from Granada at…
What I Wish I Had Known in my First Year of College
When the time came for me to pack up my life in suburbia and make the big drive in the family mini van down to Los Angeles, I had very few apprehensions about my new life in sunny Southern California. After all, I worked so hard in high school to be attending my dream school,…
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