Spring Break at the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference

I had the opportunity to start off the Spring Break of my junior year at the University of Miami where the Clinton Global Initiative University conference was hosted! I met so many amazing first-generation students from around the country who were showing off their...

Diary of a FirstGen

This year feels different. I’m in a known place; I’m surrounded by familiar faces, but something still seems different. (In a good way, to be sure.) In spite of being used to campus, privy to the secret study spots, best dining options, and knowing precisely the last...

Sometimes it is Scary

Sometimes I sit in the library and I cannot help but question if I’m doing the right thing by being in college. You know, I’ve always wanted to go to college and I thought maybe if I attended I would know for sure if I wanted to be here, but the truth is,...

The Power of Advice

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...

Closer To Your Dreams- Paris

I love movies- I’ve been a film connoisseur since my earliest memories. I remember watching the Lion King and commenting on the director’s techniques in between spoonfuls of my corn flakes, let’s put it like that. And even though I never strayed too far from that...