Thinking about what it means to go abroad

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)...

Distance

by Luis Espino, Pitzer College, '17

Coming to college was an exciting experience for me because I came at a point in my life where I felt like I needed my own space. I love my family to death and was sad to leave them, but I was very happy to come to a place that was close enough for me to see them...

When Life Happens

by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14

I’m sure some of you have noticed that I have not been blogging as much as I usually do. This is because life has happened; my mom is having brain surgery. She is not doing very well and I’m trying to hold everything together. I know I usually give awesome...

All Aboard the Struggle Bus

by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17

We are in the thick of application system, and we suddenly find ourselves married to our laptops. Hmm, on the subject of laptops let me tell you a horror story that I think a lot of people can learn from. Let me begin my horror story by admitting that I am not the...

Living In the Present

by Steven Shi

It often seems to be the case that everything we do is geared in thinking about our future (well maybe not “everything” but a lot of the important things).  We try to get good grades so we can get into college; we try to craft perfect applications so we can enter...