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I had no friends during the first week of college.
During Colorado College’s Admitted Student Open House, an admitted student who I was playing ping pong with asked me, “If you don’t make friends during your first week of college, are you doomed?” I looked confusedly at her and thought to myself why would you be...
My Story
The years of my childhood were shaped by the experience of watching my parents work. Both came to America as young adults, my father from Portugal and my mother from Austria. Here, with tenacity, grit, and humility, they built a life for themselves and for our family....
Study Abroad Triumphs and Tribulations
More than halfway through my study abroad experience in Brazil and the lessons I have learned up until now are too plentiful to recount. I feel as though I arrived at the airport just last week, although the fact that I recognize street signs and know how to speak...
Are You Truly Prepared?
School is almost over which means summer will finally be here! This semester has been incredibly hard so I am actually counting down the days until I'm free. The classes I took this semester had me thinking about when I was in high school and would talk to the college...
Thinking about living possibilities in college? Read this!
In these past few days, I found myself contemplating the last remaining years of my college career under the impression that I'll be an independent college student working her way through semesters in an apartment paid for with my own income. Then there was the pause...
How on or off campus jobs can lead to other jobs
As people are making their choices about where they want to be over the next four years, one of the most important choices a student makes when in college is finding a job both in the sense of in school and after graduation. When I received my financial aid and saw...
Bring it home
The last leg of a race, is always the hardest to run. It’s not because your body can’t handle it. That home stretch is your body against your mind, it’s all up to your mind’s stamina and desire to finish. Maybe it’s because I love running, or maybe it’s because...
Autopilot mode?
Have you ever found yourself being on autopilot mode? I mean, being so caught up with school, work, internships, extracurricular activities, and other responsibilities that you almost completely forget about yourself?! I have. Recently, I have had many moments that...
It's Spring Break, But Deadlines are Hunting Me
Spring break! Always the time to lay and relax, but the deadlines are approaching rapidly that I can barely have some time do so. So, I have always been a big believer that you can find the right balance for everything—and you can find the right balance when it comes...
Colombia: My First Time Traveling Internationally
This spring break was my first time traveling internationally! I went to Colombia on a trekking trip through G-Adventure and stayed in various campsites in the mountains: Vista Hermosa, Wiwa Camp, and Paraiso. I don’t have a single word to simplify my experiences of...