by Gina Bolanos, University of Rochester, '18
It’s 2016, which means a new year and a fresh start for improvement, and lovely great experiences! Every day is another new moment in which you can start something you’ve never done before, or progress in a project you desire to accomplish. Don’t let frustration,...
by Maggie Acosta, Bowdoin College, '15
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)...
by I'm First Administrator
On Thursday, June 19th, 2014 we had a Google+ Hangout on ways to avoid the dreaded phenomenon of summer melt! Although school is out and you are heading to college in the fall, the work isn’t over! As a first-generation student going off to college, there are still...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15
Hey everyone! So this summer I spent seven weeks in South Africa! I have never been abroad before, except for a short three-day trip that I’m not sure counts, so I was really excited! What did I do? First I spent one month in a city homestay in Umlazi. I had a mama,...
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...
