Diary of a FirstGen

This year feels different. I’m in a known place; I’m surrounded by familiar faces, but something still seems different. (In a good way, to be sure.) In spite of being used to campus, privy to the secret study spots, best dining options, and knowing precisely the last...

Summer is Over, Time for Senior Year

Tonight, as I sip my herbal green tea with honey (You know, the loose leave tea– yum) I cannot help but be in shock that I am a senior. Junior year was so rough for my family and me. Some of you may know that my dear mother had brain surgery- a part of her brain...

Time to make time!

Well, cheers to another year of school! I have been back here in wonderful Charleston, SC at the College of Charleston for a month. This year has just started but I can already tell that it will be extremely busy! This year I’ve dove full force into being involved in...

Three Years Later…. I'm taking chances

So three years later and college is not everything it’s expected to be, well in many ways. In many ways it is, but everyone’s college experience doesn’t always meet the stereotype. There will be times for weekend hangouts, greek life rushing, and the occasional all...

Crushed Expectations but Blessed All the Same

Let me start with my grandiose plans that I had for summer three months ago. I was planning on touring Europe; I was planning on staying in a castle with an international friend; I was planning on becoming a connoisseur of Eastern Asian foods; I was planning to be...

My First Steps

As I struggled to carry my suitcases down the crowded halls of O’Hare on August 24th, I thought I knew what was coming. I envisioned this day beforehand. In my mind, I had mapped out the very minutes my life would change. I’ll just walk out of my house,...