by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
“…Oh great! So you’re in college? What school do you go to?” “University of Rochester.” “What year are you?” “Freshman, er, I mean sophomore! Yes, I’m a rising sophomore.” I couldn’t believe the words I uttered to my mom’s friend. Had an entire academic year come and...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14
Believe it or not, you’ll want a few of those in your life. Regardless of how much friend repellent you think you possess, —you’ll want friends; and you definitely deserve to have them. Just as everyone yearns for a great relationship, everyone, sooner or later,...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
As you might remember, I spent my spring quarter interning in Boston. Being away from Dartmouth for 9 weeks was tough, both on a personal level as well as in regards to the learning that took place during my internship. Of the many lessons learned during my time in...
by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College
One afternoon during the summer before I began college, a group of friends and I decided to hitchhike our way to Los Angeles. I spent two weeks on the beach, read books that were on my To-Do list for the longest time, ate at almost thirty taco stands, and laughed more...
by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14
The sad thing about finishing a school year? Saying bye to all your friends that are going abroad. And then wondering why you aren’t. Oh yeah, thats riiight! Mom was scared I was going to get dangerously ill because she heard from her friend’s...
by Leah Jean-Louis, Swarthmore College, '14
Grrr… Bad news. Everytime I try doing a video blog … things go wrong. I’m talking laptop-basically-blowing-up-in-my-face wrong. So here’s a quick update and I promise to get a video in. Since the end of finals, things have been amazing. I finally got some sleep and...
