by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
This past summer, I had the opportunity to work as a software engineering intern in San Francisco. I have been trying to get out and visit the west coast for a while now since I had never been, and wanted to see if all of the Bay Area hype lived up to expectations. My...
by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
The years of my childhood were shaped by the experience of watching my parents work. Both came to America as young adults, my father from Portugal and my mother from Austria. Here, with tenacity, grit, and humility, they built a life for themselves and for our family....
by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
If I were to describe myself, the first quality that comes to mind is introvert. While I am very open with my friends, getting to a point of friendship with new people that I meet is a bit difficult. Coming into college, the only people that I got to know somewhat...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
On Sunday and Monday nights, I savor the silence. Because Tuesday through Saturday sound a lot like: “I want something else To get me through this Semi-charmed kind of life, baby, baby I want something else I’m not listening when you say Good-bye” It’s 1:40 AM...
by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
Recently, technology has been coming under heavy fire for breeding the “millennial” – always on their phone checking Snap-this or Face-that, too heavily involved with social media to go out and actually be social. The internet is by far the most effective means of...
