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Enrich Your Summer
It's almost August. In the blink of an eye, summer will be gone. I never thought summer would go by so fast. I think this is my first summer where the days felt like minutes (and, this makes me very anxious). Like everyone else, I really wanted to have a happy,...
The Summer That My Mind Changed
The decisions you make follow you and take you into paths that are full of other decisions. In the last few months of my freshman year at Dartmouth I made the decision that the best way that I could help people would be by studying something in the social sciences....
Calm and Quiet Summer
This summer has been anything but exciting. Coming home later than I did last year has made it quite difficult in finding a job. While most kids would think this is an awesome way getting to spend their summer, I can assure you that it is not. One thing that I have...
Brazil is more than just Beaches!
One of the best parts about being in another part of the world is the change of context. Even though you may be experiencing something familiar (for example, a college campus or museum like in the video below), it could be a totally different experience. The opening...
R. Kelly had it Right!
Last summer, I found love and excitement amidst 90+ kids in a youth program that focused on high achieving first-generation, low income students who wanted and deserved to attend college after graduating high school. My heart’s still with the program, but this...
Adventures in Brazil!!
It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, I was in a different country, time zone, and hemisphere. Up until college, I had only known California and small, poor parts of Mexico (where my family is originally from) but now I am enjoying the culture, language, and...
Summer
After endless papers, countless pages written and read, I finished freshman year. Exhausted, sleep deprived, eager and most importantly proud of what I have achieved during my first year of college, I turned in my last paper, went through the odyssey of moving out and...
Oh, the Places YOU Will Go!
A year ago around this time, my high school principal read us a passage from Dr. Seuss's famous book, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" At that moment, my friends and I had no idea what the point of it was, I mean after all, we weren't children anymore; why read to us from...
Two Steps Forward
"I can't wait to be out of this house!" Sound familiar?? Of course it does! I'm quite sure the majority of youth have had this thought on more than one occasion. I was so ready to move out that my idea of life "on my own" was jaded by the romanticized portrayal of...
Presencia Latina at Harvard!
College is a place where self-expression is a daily accomplishment. Not only are you learning about the vast array of cultures that this world has to offer, you have the chance to teach others about yours. Every year, the students at Harvard organize an event where...