Happy New Year everyone! I hope that everyone’s year is off to a great start and we are all getting ready for the new semester to start! I wanted to write a blog post about something a little different this month; an opportunity usually offered at colleges that some...
Thanksgiving-itis
As semesters come to a close, we all suffer from the onset of Thanksgiving Fever. The only thing worse than Thanksgiving Fever is the dreaded Wow-I-Can’t-Wait-For-Winter-Break-Fever which usually shows its symptoms right at the end of Thanksgiving Fever. I am here to...
Mentor Wanted!
Finding a mentor in the collegiate realm can be a daunting, awkward, and rewarding endeavour. I remember starting college and feeling a ton of pressure from my “freshman introduction” class to bond with professors and to try and really find someone who was the adult...
First impressions
Happy New Year! Over this year’s break, I was able to have a chance to reflect, relax, and refresh myself for this upcoming semester. Fall semester of Junior year was probably my favorite, but that did not remove the stress that came with it! It was very important for...
Third time's the charm!
The third year has begun! So, my Junior year at the College of Charleston has begun. Over the course of this summer, I experienced an amalgam of emotions leading up to September. I was happy to see my current friends and make new friends. I was excited to really begin...
The Craziest Month Ever, Seriously
This past month has been one of the craziest months of my entire life and definitely the craziest of my collegiate experience. But it is also one of the reasons why college is so great and so I want to share it with y’all! One of my passions that I found at the...
Money on your mind?
There is a cliche joke in society about the “broke college student.” I know that when I first came to college that I was somewhat concerned about how much of a joke that stereotype actually was… Thankfully, through my one and a half years at college, I have not faced...
Finals finally finished!
Finally, finals are over! After a semester of trials and tribulations, college students across the nation are tested with this final obstacle. We are asked to demonstrate everything we have learned over the past 4 months—everything from the study sessions in the...
Thinking about Thanking
As the semester comes to a close, it is very easy to forget how fortunate one may be. I know personally, I have a lot of things to be thankful for! I also know firsthand how it can be very easy to allow daily stresses take over your mind and make you forget the...
Time to make time!
Well, cheers to another year of school! I have been back here in wonderful Charleston, SC at the College of Charleston for a month. This year has just started but I can already tell that it will be extremely busy! This year I’ve dove full force into being involved in...