Static on the Line

A few years ago, my friends and I talked excitedly about heading off to college in August—ready to meet new people and take great classes and be college students. We talked about the schools we’d chosen to attend and how amazing it would be to leave home and be out on...

The Speeding Car Called Summer

What happened to the rest of summer? I remember I got home for the break, and next thing you know, I’m leaving again. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t that fast, but I just got used to living at home. It didn’t feel any different, coming back and reliving...

Adventures in Brazil!!

It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, I was in a different country, time zone, and hemisphere. Up until college, I had only known California and small, poor parts of Mexico (where my family is originally from) but now I am enjoying the culture, language, and...

College Choice and Homesickness

Everyone congratulates you when you get accepted somewhere. Yay! Great! You got in! Whoo-hoo! But no one tells you that now…you must CHOOSE. It might not be hard for some. I mean, community college…or Harvard. Or maybe you had a college you were already...

Giving Thanks: Past and Present

As Thanksgiving is upon us, it is once again time to give thanks, and I want to give thanks to those in my past and in my future who have helped me get to where I am today. I am very thankful for those teachers who were always there to help me, two specifically. A...