by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
Another semester has come and gone. I have finalized my fifth semester and I will not be physically on campus until August 2018. This has been another difficult, but also rewarding semester—one in which I keep learning about myself, where I push my limits, one in...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
The semester has been able to turn on a more positive outlook. I feel every semester that you are going to have of college, a part of you always matures. Think of yourself being a plant or a tree that only grows and grows—your branches, leaves, roots, so much rooting...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
Something that I have been feeling this semester is the “-ritis,” something I call, or maybe heard from somebody, describing “abroad-ritis.” It is totally real since the next semester I am, hopefully, going abroad (I mention “hopefully” because I never take anything...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
Coming back to campus felt surreal, perhaps still yet. When you turn into a junior, like me, the campus starts to get smaller, not in the literal sense. I mean that my group of friends reduces, but that does not mean it is a bad thing, the complete opposite. This...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
This summer ended up being one of the most productive summers I have had in years (actually they have all been productive in some way for the past few years). Fall is looming and I am expected to return to campus early next week. But focusing on the summer of 2017, I...
