On obsessions

When I was 16, I was obsessed with many things. There was a navy blue throw pillow that I hugged every single night and I swear it made sleep 10x better. Though it was more than three years old and very smelly, I couldn’t get myself to give it up. My mom threw...

Introspection

I’m two days away from officially beginning my junior year here at the University of Rochester. I can’t believe how different I feel from when I first came here in 2011. I feel as if I’ve been reborn. Though I’ve learned many great things about...

The Peter Pan Syndrome

Another year is done! This fall, I’ll be coming back to Rochester as a junior…wow. The past two years have been some of the most challenging I’ve ever faced. I think the biggest issue was coming to terms with being a grown-up. As children we always say to ourselves,...