I knew that I missed being at Emory but I don’t think I fully understood how much. Just being on campus again took my mind back to many different warm experiences that only people at Emory can relate to. I also realized what or, rather, whom I am so attached to at...
I am spending my last semester away from Emory, my home university, to take on the nation’s capital. I have been here in D.C. for about six weeks now and I can already say that I have learned so much. Being here has not been exactly what I had anticipated or expected,...
Last week marked the beginning of my last semester of college. In a few short months, I will be walking across that graduation stage to accept my degree… my college degree! This all seems so surreal. It’s like I’ve been staring in the distance at a dream that just...
Over the past several months, I have had the privilege of studying abroad here in South Africa at the University of Cape Town learning about this country’s unique history and developing a better understanding of where it is and is going as a nation. I have heard so...
The past three years have flown by faster than I could have ever imagined! I remember talking to upperclassmen when I first arrived to campus that were on their way out saying things like “Enjoy your time here, it goes by quickly!” or “Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!”...
This may very well be my last semester here at Emory University and this thought is bittersweet. Although I’m not planning on graduating until next year, I am planning on spending half of next year studying abroad in South Africa at the University of Cape Town and the...
I had the opportunity to start off the Spring Break of my junior year at the University of Miami where the Clinton Global Initiative University conference was hosted! I met so many amazing first-generation students from around the country who were showing off their...
Soon enough there will be a lot of talk about there being “love in the air!” Couples will be scrambling to find each other the most perfect and thoughtful gift and securing the best reservations in town. Throughout all of the hustle and bust, the idea (hopefully) is...
Last week marked the end of classes for my junior year of college. I only have three more semesters. This is unreal. Hold on, let me collect myself – this is not to suppose to be a sentimental post. The point is that this last week also marked the beginning of Finals:...
I think this semester has been my best one yet! All of my classes (just about) are extremely interesting and have kept my attention consistently over the course of the semester – which is usually not the case. Also, I feel like I’m finally a part of some great...