Part 4: Taking in the Culture
If you haven't done so, check out the beginning of my journey: "Part 1: First Day Jitters in Amsterdam" "Part 2: Surviving the First Week...
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Jessica Manly
Jessica Manly
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Part 3: Farm Life and Hague Life
If you haven't done so, check out the beginning of my journey: "Part 1: First Day Jitters in Amsterdam" "Part 2: Surviving the First Week"...
Part 2: Surviving the First Week
If you haven't done so, check out the 1st part of my story "Part 1: First Day Jitters in Amsterdam." The first day anywhere new is...
Part 1: First Day Jitters in Amsterdam
Wonder what it's like to study abroad? Don't worry. Let me enlighten you with my experience.
Finals Freakout
Frantic students typing on keyboards And professors grading assignments. Hearts pump faster Hoping to pass their classes. Cries of...
Rush Season at Augustana
Rushing is stressful, but rewarding. THERE IS A BIT OF SWEARING IN THE ARTICLE IF YOU ARE NOT CONFORTABLE WITH IT.
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Pros and Cons of Semester Transition
Most of (if not all) the students and faculty of Augustana College know that the school will be transitioning from trimesters into...
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My Chicago Tradition
I love Christmas because it is the time of year when my family comes together and I love the joyful feeling that I get from it. One of my...
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How to Have Fun If You're Not a Winter Person
Winter is fast approaching with the snow falling well before Thanksgiving Day. I love the holidays as much as the next person, but I do not...
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A Poem For Your Troubles
As life continues to move forward, I feel stuck. College has been a dream, how can a dream be scary? Homework. Tests. Friends. Family...
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When Your Friend is at Their Limit
Arriving on a college campus is stressful enough with trying to figure out your classes, clubs, and other activities, but it becomes more...
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No One Cares, So Why Should You?
When you feel like the biggest idiot in the world, you're not.
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Summer's Over, Now What?
Oh, how I wish summer was still here! I already miss the nice summer days where you can lie out in the sun and do absolutely nothing. You...
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So Finals Are Coming Up
Feel like the world is falling apart around you? Rushing to learn as much as you can in a short period of time? Reaching for that last bit...
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When You Feel All Alone
Have you ever felt like you were all alone in the world? You aren't alone, in fact, there are many people like you who feel like they are...
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Book of the Month: The Devil Wears Scrubs
If you are looking for a humorous novel, I strongly suggest taking a look at The Devil Wears Scrubs written by Freida McFadden. Instead of...
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When School Becomes Too Much
"How many weeks left of school?" This question is frequently in my mind as the school days drag on and on. Some days I am lucky because the...
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How to Deal with a Fast Talking Professor
If you have not come in contact with a fast-talking teacher yet, you will soon. It is unavoidable that you will meet someone who is talking...
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Book vs Movie
As new movies that were originally stemmed from books come out, including The Death Cure, the last installment of The Maze Runner series,...
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Book of the Month: The Death Wish Game
The Death Wish Game, written by Jonathan Chateau, is an enticing novel about Rodney Corso who has lost all value of his own life. He is...
