Missing My Friends and Keeping My Stride

Two months have passed since this semester began. There have been several times since that first anxious day of junior year when I have found myself longing for the company of specific people in my life. I am still on campus for the next few months but like almost...

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Something I realized about my upbringing before I left for college was the silence—the silence specifically about college. Discussion regarding my preparation for life post-high-school was nonexistent, but I noticed that the topic of “change” was never brought up in...

I'm FirstGen and I'm studying abroad- Chile Spring 2016

When I first started the process of applying to study abroad I had the same concerns that I had when I was applying to college. I would be the first in my family to study abroad so I did not have anyone in my families  who could fully support me in the application...

The Responsibility of the Learner

Over the past several months, I have had the privilege of studying abroad here in South Africa at the University of Cape Town learning about this country’s unique history and developing a better understanding of where it is and is going as a nation. I have heard so...

All Good Things Must Come to an End

This may very well be my last semester here at Emory University and this thought is bittersweet. Although I’m not planning on graduating until next year, I am planning on spending half of next year studying abroad in South Africa at the University of Cape Town and the...