Yet another year getting closer to the person I want to become. Here are 7 things I learned in 2017 1. Patience Patience is something I didn’t have growing up, mostly because of the short-tempered genes in my family. It’s been a quality I’ve wanted to work on for so long, and I feel like I […]

I read an article recently that used this title to describe a phenomenon that is so ingrained in our society, that I didn’t even know there was a word for it. For those of you that don’t know, I became an RA this year, something I didn’t find out was happening until 2 weeks before […]

It’s been 27 days since I ended my first year of college. I think partly why it took me so long to write this was because I didn’t want to let go of the year; I wanted it to stay the same as I always do. The past year I probably walked, accomplished, learned, ate, […]

A note to my high school seniors: I was in your position just one year ago, trying to enjoy my last year before adulthood, but still nervous about what my future held. I applied to 15 colleges, and finished the application process in early December, thinking I was going to be prepared for almost anything. […]

I was told to not attend the Women’s March at first, and so were several other strong women I know. The reason? Fear. Fear and mistrust of our country that they would unleash their wrath against women peacefully standing up for their rights. So many stories left untold and voices left unheard because of the […]