The Places You'll Go- Much, Much Further with a Mentor

by Raquel Diaz, Reed College, '20

Mentor, mentee- I’ve been both, and I honestly couldn’t say from which role I’ve learned the most from. Mentors have been guiding me since high school, and the scholastic trajectory they set me on led me to where I have set root to thrive- college. As a...

Thoughts as I Gaze at my Unpacked Suitcases

by Raquel Diaz, Reed College, '20

It’s the season of packing bags and goodbyes. I simultaneously look forward to being uprooted to a new yet familiar place, that of my college, but also dread the inherent feelings of departure and loneliness one feels as one crosses the airport terminal. Where I am by...