My Letter To An Incoming Freshman Athelete
To the athletes that are looking to join a college team, you should know that being a freshman on a college sports team will change your life. There is no other feeling like the nervousness of going...
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How Costa Rica Changed Me
Costa Rica is a beautiful place and in my senior year of high school I got the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. I was able to travel to Costa Rica with a small group of my classmates. During...
View Article10 Shows To Binge Watch Instead Of Studying
Even though it is summer vacation right now for most of us, there are still a few people that are taking summer classes for one reason or another. This list can be an asset to any student at any time...
View ArticleThe Ingredients For An Amazing Vacation
Anyone that knows me knows how much I enjoy traveling. I’ve been blessed enough to go to a few places in my lifetime and each time that I travel the trips seem to get better and better. On all of my...
View ArticleA Letter To My Freshman Roommate
Dear Freshman Roommate, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being such a nice stranger when we met. Thank you for helping me to get through those late nights doing homework. Thank you for...
View ArticleGoing To Camp Can Be The Best Part Of Your Summer
As the time comes for people to be going off to summer camp, I am reminded of my years at sleepaway camp. Going away to camp for a week or two every summer was always one of the things that I looked...
View ArticleTips On Applying For A Summer Job
As many of us are home for summer vacation, I’m sure my parents aren’t the only ones pushing their son or daughter to get a summer job. I know how picky I can be about things and I’m learning now that...
View ArticleLow Maintenance Friends
Everyone has what I like to call the Low Maintenance Friend. These are the friends that you've had for so long, maybe from a childhood sports team or sleep away camp, that you don't feel the need to...
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Dear Best Friend
Dear Best Friend, Now that I've moved away and we're both on our separate college journeys, I wanted to write you something about all the good times that I've had with you. We've been friends for a...
View ArticleBellingham To The Big Apple
I recently moved from a small town called Bellingham, Massachusetts to a pretty large city, New York City to be exact. Although I wasn’t born in Bellingham I did move there as a small child and spent...
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9 Things That Education Majors Are Sick And Tired Of Hearing
I was a child fortunate enough to know what profession I wanted to go into from a young age. I want to be a teacher and every time that I tell someone what my decided major is, I get one of a few...
View Article7 Perks Of Having A Parent That Travels
For as long as I can remember, and for many years before I can remember, my dad has had to travel for work. My dad wasn't one of the fathers that maybe had to go to Washington D.C. or Las Vegas or...
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5 Reasons Antigua Is The Best Part Of My Summer
As the summer comes to close I'm a little bit saddened by the fact that I didn't get the chance to go to my home away from home this year. For as long as I can remember I've spent some time each...
View ArticleDear Big Sister
Dear Big Sister, There was once a time in your life that I wasn’t even a thought. There was a time that it was just you and mom and dad and all was well in the world. You never could have imagined...
View ArticleA Letter To All The Big Brothers That Have A Weird Relationship With Their...
Dear Big Bro,Ok I know that you hate when I call you that, but hey, isn’t it a little sister’s duty to get on your last nerve every once in a while? I’ve been told on a few occasions that you weren’t...
View ArticleBeing A 'Plus Sized' Athlete
In the gymnastics world I am someone that could be known as a plus sized athlete. I never have been and never will be the same size as my teammates. Throughout my years in the sport I have heard in...
View ArticleThe Masks We Wear
There’s a quote that has always intrigued me that says, “Give a man a mask and he will show you his true face.” I always think of this quote around this time of year since September is Suicide...
View Article5 Great Fall Foods
5 best fall treatsFall is one of the nicest times of the year. It's not too hot and it's not too cold. If you live in areas where you can see the leaves change it is absolutely beautiful. It's that...
View Article5 Ways That Food Is Better Than Boys
5 Ways That Food is Better Than Boys1. Food won’t tease you.Food will never tease you about something that you might be self-conscious about. You never have to worry about food making fun of you or...
View ArticleMental Health Days
The urge to skip class is a legitimate struggle in college. No one is there to send you to the office if they catch you and no one is there to tell you that no, you should not skip class because it is...
View ArticleRescue Is The Way to Go
Picture this. You’re looking to adopt a new dog or cat and you’ve found one that you think is really cute, from a high class breeder, but you want to keep looking just in case you find a pet that you...
View Article3 Things You Wish You'd Thought Of Before Getting A Pet In College
So many college students out there are wishing to go home every day. They don’t necessarily want to go home because they are missing their parents or friends or siblings at home, but because they...
View Article11 Lessons Gymnastics Taught These New England Athletes
Anyone that played a sport growing up can tell you that their sport not only gave them a way to exercise and have fun, but also taught them life lessons that they still use today. Gymnastics is a...
View Article7 Ways to Make Friends in College
There are so many things to do when you get to college and pretty much all of those things are so much more fun when you have a few friends to do them with. In order to make those friends you need to...
View ArticleOn Being An Educated Black Woman
What is a “black girl voice?” As an educated woman of color I take pride in being articulate. On the other hand, I do like to speak using colloquialisms. Why is it, that if I start using slang, people...
View ArticleTo The Girl Struggling To Get The Perfect Spring Break Body
To the Girl Wishing She had the Perfect Spring Break Body,I’m here to tell you that as long as you keep wishing, and keep following society’s demands for beauty, you will never have the perfect spring...
View Article7 Ways To De-Stress In College
Let’s all be honest here, college can be totally stressful and sometimes you just can’t think of a way to de-stress and feel better. Well never fear, here are five tips on how to de-stress college...
View Article10 Ways To Stay Entertained At The Airport
If you’ve ever been stuck in an airport before because of a layover or because your flight has been delayed, then you know that sometimes it can be very boring. You might think that there isn’t much...
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