After a week of working, balancing (or not balancing), studying, and stressing, congratulations everyone; we've made it through another week. For the quarter system students, this is the hard part to get through— midterms started weeks ago and from now on they don't really stop. We are all trying to just hold on until Thanksgiving…Read more All the Little Big Things
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Before and After– As the Glass Breaks
Have you ever heard that metaphor about the breaking glass? I heard it on How I Met Your Mother, it goes something like this: There are a lot of little things about life that we don’t notice or don’t really see until someone tells us. We don’t see it until we have nowhere else to…Read more Before and After– As the Glass Breaks
Expectation vs. Reality
What did I put in my empty bag? My dad used to do this thing with my siblings and I called What did we put in our empty bags; it was a metaphor. The bag represented our knowledge from the day, what we learned— we were supposed to empty it before going to school every…Read more Expectation vs. Reality
Keys to Happiness- Intro to Change
If you’ve been following my blog for the past year or so, you would know that even though I’m a current chemistry major, I’m switching my major to English. To a lot of people, this might seem foolish, wasteful, or even flat out irresponsible. Here’s the thing: I’m okay with that. I would rather stress, or…Read more Keys to Happiness- Intro to Change
Another Week, Another Challenge
I am now two weeks into my second year of college and I'm beginning to remember what it was like to be constantly going— these are busy lives we live. Between early and late classes every day, studying when I can, working when I should, and making time for the people that matter to me,…Read more Another Week, Another Challenge
Welcome to Year 2: Plan for Success
My sophomore year here at Cal Poly officially began yesterday morning and I can already tell that it's going to be quite an... experience. Quick summary of my two days of class: Ran to catch the bus three times (only for it to be late), started work at the University Store, emailed far too many…Read more Welcome to Year 2: Plan for Success
Natural Disasters Worldwide and How You Can Help
As a young person, I've heard my fair share of "you're not allowed to," or "you can't" when it comes to doing things simply because of my age. And I get it, there are a lot of things that I am not qualified for at nineteen, like drinking legally or renting a car. The qualifying…Read more Natural Disasters Worldwide and How You Can Help
Intro to September: Here’s something you need to know
Here's a little honesty for you: I miss writing. Not because I don't do it anymore, clearly, but because I haven't been doing it for me. It's been a while since I've put up a new poem of mine because, well, I haven't been writing anything. Sometimes we put little pieces of ourselves on hold…Read more Intro to September: Here’s something you need to know
Growing Up: 4 lessons I’ve learned from Books
With finals coming up next week and a weekend ahead of too much studying, instead I've been thinking about all the books I haven't gotten to read this summer. From the classics I bought a few weeks ago at Barnes & Noble to my favorites that I still enjoy re-reading, I'm the kind of person who…Read more Growing Up: 4 lessons I’ve learned from Books
An Open Letter To College Freshman
It wasn't until I had a conversation with an old friend yesterday that I realized I'm going into my second year of college— I'm not a freshman anymore. To look back on the beginning of college last year, it's odd to think of myself as two different people; the me then and the me now. But…Read more An Open Letter To College Freshman
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