Although I love my school from the bottom of my heart, my college experience has been pretty bad. Between the countless night shifts, uncertainties with safe housing, and financial woes, there were few things motivating me to keep advancing year after year to a degree...
There is something so isolating about struggling in college. Sure, no one is perfect, and the occasional slip ups are expected, but persistently struggling in college is often a lonely experience. Between the “maximum productivity” work culture that glorifies working...
When I look back at my college experience, I can’t think of many times where I was fully accepting and appreciating the present. I was often looking for ways to speed up each day, anxiously awaiting each break, and desiring the thought of walking across the stage and...
How's the job search going? Do you know where you want to work? What do you want to do? Well, my LinkedIn network is small. My academics could be better and "the job search" hasn't even started for me. Lately, it's been hard for me to think about post graduation...
It has almost become second nature for me to spend the entire school year waiting for summer break. Then, when summer break rolls around, I start to get restless, even if I have obligations, and I anxiously look forward to the start of the next year. Then, the cycle...
The other night I decided to be creative. I boiled some penne pasta, cooked some shrimp, and pulled out my favorite brand of pesto. After the pasta was cooked, I drained it in the colander and returned it to the pot it was in. Then, I poured the shrimp on top of the...
I still don't know how I convince myself that there will be an ominous figure waiting outside my bedroom door if I attempt to leave my room before the sun has come up. Sometimes I am able to quickly hop out of my bed, turn the knob to the door and dart to my...
I love being outside. There's just something about the outdoors that sends me into a trance. As soon as I step outside the door, all I can do for the first few minutes is stand motionless and take everything in. However, due to the weather and my attempts at social...
In general, continuous motion is good. From high school, you begin working or start college. In college, you go to classes, then complete homework, and try to squeeze sleeping, eating, extracurriculars, and additional employment in your schedule. Whether you’re...
I can almost remember the summer before my freshman year in college like it was yesterday: frequent runs to go dorm shopping and storage bins covering the dining room floor. After a twelve-hour drive, I arrived at WPI. Once my family helped me unpack my belongings in...