Happy Poetry Place day! Sorry again for missing the last one due to technical difficulties, if you want to know the poem I was going to share with you, take a look at Tyler Ford’s “Too Much” here. In my AP Lit class senior year, we had a poetry unit where we wrote one poem…Read more Poetry in Modern Antiquity
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Challenging the Status Quo: Learning to Unlearn
Welcome back to another Friday, you made it through another week! For me, these weeks have been slow, rough, and draining— today I wanted to remind everyone to take a few steps back from life for a moment, to rest and recharge with me. But something more important has come up and I have to…Read more Challenging the Status Quo: Learning to Unlearn
20 Things I Learned Before I Turned 20
Welcome back to another Friday blog post, my last one for April. I’ve got something special for you today— it’s a special day after all. Though to keep it authentic, I wrote this list yesterday, I get to share it with you right now! Every day that I look back since I've come to Cal…Read more 20 Things I Learned Before I Turned 20
If All Your Friends Jumped Off A Bridge…
First things first, my new post is up on Her Campus so click here to check it out, it’s a bit of a follow up to my last blog post— it gets a little personal but that’s why it’s important. Anyway, happy Friday everyone! It’s been a long week. I was reading some sonnets for…Read more If All Your Friends Jumped Off A Bridge…
Enough is Enough Cal Poly
A week ago, I was getting ready to take part in one of Cal Poly's best events all year: PolyCultural Weekend. As a weekend for cultural clubs to invite prospective students to stay with us and spend the weekend on campus, learning about the culture and diversity we do have to offer as a school,…Read more Enough is Enough Cal Poly
26 Weeks– New Quarter, New Perspective
"Tragedy blows through your life like a tornado, uprooting everything. Creating chaos. You wait for the dust to settle and then you choose. You can live in the wreckage and pretend it's still the mansion you remember. Or you can crawl from the rubble and slowly rebuild." – Veronica Mars Six months ago I wrote…Read more 26 Weeks– New Quarter, New Perspective
A Quarter Closer to Right
I finished my last final for winter quarter by noon today and just like that, I am one quarter away from being halfway through my undergraduate career (hopefully). I have to say though, I don’t think I’ll miss weeks like this past one. I’ve spent more time studying in the past week then I probably…Read more A Quarter Closer to Right
A Little News and New Shoes
After a few sunny days, we’re back to rain here in Slo and we just hit the end of week 9. Finals start in one week. As much as I want to say time crept up on me, it didn't. Between work and class and the life of a college student, things have been pretty…Read more A Little News and New Shoes
The Art of L o s t Expectation
It's finally a rainy day here in SLO where I get to spend (most of) my time indoors, hiding from the horizontal rain and inconsolable winds. As much as I want to say it's been a productive day that included a nap, it has been quite the opposite. But that's okay, nap or no nap,…Read more The Art of L o s t Expectation
Lost in Translation– What now?
I wanted to focus on Black History Month for all 4 of my posts this month, but I feel like this is important to talk through. In the midst of watching the world grow up around me, my goals and hopes rearranged with every step I take. I've got some big plans for my future,…Read more Lost in Translation– What now?
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