A Letter to Myself Four Years From Now
At the very beginning of ninth grade, my school took my classmates and me on a retreat as a way of introducing us to the changes that would...
At the very beginning of ninth grade, my school took my classmates and me on a retreat as a way of introducing us to the changes that would...
I graduate from college in less than a month. I have seen a lot of graduating seniors write about things that they have learned since...
It’s that time of the year when we, as graduating seniors, are preparing to say goodbye to the hill we have called home for the past four...
I’ve been thinking a lot about online shopping lately. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s because I’m becoming increasingly aware of the...
When I was in middle school, I had an art class with a teacher who was famous for giving everybody As, as long as they showed up to class...
Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to see my favorite musician in concert. I’m not much of a music fan, in the sense that I don’t go out...
I take issue with the popular phrase “for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes seventy-three cents.” It’s not that I believe that a...
You may volunteer at the Kenyon Farm every week, or you may not even know where the farm is (it’s about a twenty minute walk down East...
Recently, I’ve starting doing this new thing: I see a tweet on my phone, react automatically in my head, show my phone to my roommate, and...
My mother is a dentist. I had terrible teeth as a child and, as a result, had braces for over five years. I’ve dealt with this irony for...
One afternoon, when I was around eight years old, I ran up to my parents crying. Without knowing the consequences, I had fed my green Lupe...
I had been behind the wheel of a car no more than fifteen times when I got into my first accident. I had gotten my learner’s permit a few...
I’m not the kind of person to binge watch TV shows, especially if they have multiple seasons. Binge watching entails a sort of time...
I have been taking a little break from Facebook over the past few weeks. I deleted the app entirely from my phone, and I only logged in...
I applied to Kenyon Early Decision. I was accepted in December, and by Winter Break my family had submitted the first down payment. I had...
I thought I had conquered body image without even needing to fight it. I was never the type of girl to pour over pictures of models in...
There have been more than enough online articles and blog posts that talk about fall. I feel absolutely no need to express my love for the...
I am very sensitive to hot weather. I get overheated a lot more quickly than the average person, and I get dizzy, sluggish, and irritable...
When I was first applying to colleges, my parents set a few qualifications for the place that I would ultimately choose. Number one, my...
Last year, when John Green was announced as the 2016 Commencement speaker, I heard mixed reviews. There were a few groans, and statements...