Books!?

After a frustrating encounter at the student bookstore with book buybacks that happen at the end of each semester, I was advised to bring the books back at the end of spring semester to get more back on them. Books are selected by the college in terms of what’s...

Packing for College

This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Plan for the Long Haul When packing for college, it’s important to remember that you are not packing for just a few days or weeks. If your college is far from home, you’re likely packing for months. If...

Pre-Winter Vacation, Winter Vacation, New Year.

As my winter vacation approached I felt very happy. I longed for a break from books and lectures, and for some time to myself . I did not feel like turning in the last assignments for my classes because I felt like my batteries had ran out and my brain wasn’t...

Summer Bumming

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...

Books & Babies…The Other Side of the Coin

“She got married to who…wait, when did this happen?  Hold on…WHEN is the baby due?”  I must have sounded like a broken record after a while; catching up with friends from back home in Arkansas took a decided shift around junior year.  My classmates and I were now in...