Welcome to the final month of 2016, when I am officially allowed to post Christmas themed photos and there is nothing anyone can do that will stop me. As of today, there are 23 days until Christmas, and if you couldn't already tell, I am pretty excited. This month is filled with so many little things…Read more A Step in the Right Direction

The holiday season only comes around once a year, but something about it seems almost more special now that I’m off to college. With friends back in town, family to spend time with, and a familiar roof to be back under, it’s been a blessing to spend this week back at home. Not only did…Read more Give Thanks and Give Thought

Over an incredibly busy week of midterms and holiday preparation here at Cal Poly, I kept thinking of the phrase “you never know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” In some cases, it could apply to studying or hard work, not realizing that it was easy until it got harder. In other cases, it can…Read more Try a Little Carpe Diem

First of all, I did want to take a moment to thank all the veterans, especially my friends, for serving this country. Today was your day, I hope you know that we thank you for every single thing you do. As someone who can always find the beauty in a sentence or just one small word, my…Read more A Promise to Uphold

When I started writing today, this one being my first blog post of November, that’s when it hit me. It’s already November. We have less than two months left in 2016, and if anyone knows where the time has gone, feel free to let me know in the comments. Because I could have sworn, I…Read more Sugar and Spice, Plus a Little Advice

Back in 2009, there was a popular song that came out called “I love College” by Asher Roth. The first two lines of the chorus are “I love college, I love drinking…” Back then I thought it was funny, as if alcohol and college were supposed to go together. Then I came to college and…Read more Blurred Lines and Good Times

Week five of my college experience has now come to an end and it is unbelievable to me that it has felt like five days and five months at the same time. Anything but five weeks. I know that this is college and we are all here to get an education, but this is so…Read more Two Myths and a Lie: The American Dream

Now that the second full week of October has almost passed, people are gearing up for what I can say is oftentimes the most social time of year, the time that I know everyone is looking forward to— the holiday season. Last week on a trip to Target, it became clear that stores are very well…Read more All in Good Time

Two weeks ago, I was sitting on the floor of my bedroom back home, watching my fan spin in circles, while staring at an open suitcase of clothing. I was surrounded by plastic containers of books, paper, toiletries, more books, trinkets, and pictures, getting ready to pack up my life and move six hours away…Read more Becoming the Class of 2020