by Raquel Diaz, Reed College, '20
It was almost midnight, and I was starving. The weather seemed to encourage my appetite; I sat next to the window of Portland’s Hotcake House, which unsurprisingly offered a view of rain and darkness. The morose weather outside created such a stark contrast with the...
by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19
Hello fellow young-ins! I just returned to school, as in, i got back into my room roughly 20 minutes ago. I’ve parked my bags in the spot where they’ll most likely spend the next 2 weeks in as I live out of them and procrastinate on unpacking. Looking...
by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19
Wow. Time has passed so quickly. I remember clear as day my anxiety in beginning to write the personal statement needed for the Common App. I remember I couldn’t relate to any of the prompts so I chose the “freewrite” option. But going into the...
by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19
A tinge of irony in beginning this post. Originally, I was determined to submit the draft for this post in last Friday… then the weekend shenanigans came of the college scene. Before Friday, I was up to my neck in different tasks to do. Meetings, deadlines for...
by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19
For those of you who played around with your calculator during math class, you’ll know the secret word! (hint: it says………. HELLO! ^_^ for those of your reading this, it’ll be obvious that i’m a rookie at blogging. I’ve always...
