This is the third in a series of summer blog posts where the author takes us through the ups and downs of queer dating for the first time. You can find her previous blog post here. She was named after wine on the Internet. Her screen name on OkCupid some sort of foreshadowing for our […]
This is the third in a series of summer blog posts where the author reflects on her time as a first-generation Latina studying abroad in Prague. You can find her previous blog post here. By GABBY AGUIRRE My third week here has been the best by far. Finally getting in the swing of classes, getting used […]
This is the second in a series of blog posts where the author contrasts her experiences leading summer camps in America and China over the course of the summer. You can find the first post here. In past summers, my seven weeks of being a camp counselor would fly by. Even though the days were […]
This is the second in a series of blog posts where the author, an incoming freshman, tries to figure life, friendships and priorities the summer before college. You can find the first post here. It’s my first time taking the Amtrak alone, and I climb aboard while clumsily balancing my two bags. One of them […]
This is the second in a series of blog posts where the author discusses her adventures studying baboons in Uganda. You can find the first blog post here. After the first few weeks of struggling to figure out how to live in such a new environment, things have settled into a comfortable routine. We no […]
This is the second in a series of summer blog posts where the author discusses her experiences teaching Japanese high schoolers. You can find the first blog post here. I officially finished my first week of training for Toshin English Camp in Tokyo, Japan. Next week, we begin working with high school students, helping them […]
This is the second in a series of summer blog posts where the author reflects on her experiences as a summer intern in the music journalism industry. You can find the first post here. Have you ever thought about Kanye West’s greatness while visiting an art museum? What a ridiculous question to ask. Yet, that […]
This is the second in a series of summer blog posts where the author reflects on her time as a first-generation Latina studying abroad in Prague. You can find the first blog post here. The date is June 20th, and I’m just about physically adjusted to being several time-zones away from home. However, in many […]
This is the second in a series of summer blog posts where the author takes us through the ups and downs of queer dating for the first time. You can find the first blog post here. She’s chewing gum as she comes out the door. I hate gum. I once saw a video where they […]
A little moat, flowers blooming up from cracks in the ancient bricks, a flag lazily blowing in the breeze: a classic German schloss through and through, placed casually on the verdant landscape like a dropped toy. We stand together at the top of a tower on this castle, my new German friend Florian and I, […]