Handling Finances

For most high schoolers, managing their finance is the last thing on their mind if it is ever is at all. The only time I thought about budgeting was when I was deciding on the lunch I ate since for the most part my father managed my bank account. While knowing the...

Senior Year- Filling out FAFSA

I don’t have to fill out FAFSA this year! HAHA! 😀 😀 Actually, my previous sentence made it seem that I’m more excited than I actually was.. because it’s just FAFSA and doesn’t take more than 20 minutes. One thing that does excite me about not...

What my Freshmen Self Didn't Know

I remember when I arrived at Stonehill College four semesters ago. I was so overwhelmed with all the different emotions I was experiencing. I am the first in my family to go away for college and although my family tried to be as supportive as possible they didn’t...

Recovering from Finals

To begin, I hope everyone has had an amazing holiday break. Christmas is definitely a time to be thankful and giving and reflective about what we have received. With the new year just a few days away, I certainly have created goals for myself to start my spring...

Thinking about what it means to go abroad

Hi friends. I want to first start by apologizing for not having written in several months… I’ve just returned from India, where the internet connection was at times weak and other times unreliable. I’ve been thinking about being abroad (and the converse-being at home)...

Finals

My first semester of finals have been hard becuase I struggled with two of classes this semester. I never gave up and I kept pushing hard in the class but when it got down to finals I got worried a lot more. Now for the rest of my classes I was not worried about them...