Support System

Building a strong support system is not something I consider to have been a priority of mine, at least within the past 5 years. I think it’s a pretty common theme within Latin families that you are expected to carry your own weight and take care of your own...

Thinking about what it means to go abroad

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)...

Imposter Sydrome

When I got to campus, many students talked about “Imposter Syndrome”  and their experience with it throughout their time here. So as someone who had not heard that term before, I did not know what it was and how that could apply to me. “Imposter...

Halfway Through Harvard: Reflection

It still blows my mind to think that I’m halfway through college… It seems like I just started blogging with CSO but it’s already been two years… Well, I have definitely grown in more ways than are possible to count but the change doesn’t...