On rule-breakers

Some thoughts I had earlier tonight on leadership and game-changers: Lately I’ve thought a lot about how individuals we now recognize as major cultural icons must have felt when they were first starting out their career/movement. I’ve thought about how...

Be the Reason

Passion. I remember looking online for advice about college admission essays and seeing the word “passion”.  All the articles I read warned me not to write about the death of a loved one, an injury that I had overcome, or what it meant to be captain of the...

Hug Someone. Show that you Care!

Unbelievable, first semester is almost over. There is just one more week of classes and then another week for finals. After that it’s over. Seems like yesterday that my parents dropped me off and helped me moved into my dorm. When you move in, you don’t really think...

Dying my Hair for the World

There are motorcycles and vacation spots and hair dye for mid-life crises, but manufacturers and travel agents failed to make an outlet for mid-college crises. I looked on Amazon and eBay to no avail. There wasn’t a thing to help the sleepless nights, worried days,...

Gang Violence at Harvard

I can’t believe how much time has flown by! There are already only a few more weeks in school and I’m so close to being halfway done with college… It blows my mind. It has definitely been a life-changing experience so far. One of my favorite aspects...