Your Twenties Are Nothing Like What the Coming- of- Age Genre Portrays
I hate to break it to you, but college isn’t like what TV shows and movies led you to believe.
I hate to break it to you, but college isn’t like what TV shows and movies led you to believe.
While it was hardly the infamous start-of-the-decade year we all expected it to be, I think 2020 will be a year we will all remember for a...
Your degree does not define you, but your attitude does.
I am a couple of months into college, and I have already switched my intended major. And I may change my mind again. And again. But that...
“Finding yourself” isn’t really how it works. You aren’t a ten-dollar bill in last winter’s coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true...
We’re finally at the age where our friends are starting to get engaged. Gross .
Have you ever wondered where you come from? Or who your ancestors were? These questions have always been in the back of my mind. From an...
When I pass a corn field, I find myself passing by a quiet neighborhood where houses are a good distance apart. Eventually, I am going up a...
What it’s like to struggle with who you are from a cultural standpoint.
Before returning home for winter break, I had nearly forgotten that my mother had strategically placed a forearm-sized crucifix over the...
Image Source Shakespeare said something about all the world being a stage, and people really don’t take enough advantage of that metaphor...
Thanksgiving break has come to an end and we survived the terrible conversations about what we are studying and how school is going. Why...
My identity is TBD, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Recently I ran into this quote by Van Gogh: “Normality is a paved road. It’s comfortable to walk on but no flowers grow on it.”
In case you didn't know by now dating is no easy feat. No worries I have found your perfect match, your soulmate, the true love of your...
I had to fail on the other side of the world, to discover who I truly am at home.
Photo by Matthew Hamilton on Unsplash College is the time where you can truly find yourself. You are finally an adult (in most cases) and...
The best things in life lie outside of your comfort zone, but having a safe and beautiful resting point like the Battery will always serve as a sanctuary.
We all stumble through life creating various versions of ourselves. Fourteen-year-old Allison was, after all, a much different person than...
Like all the movies and books claim, moving to college is a new beginning. If you are considering moving far from home for college, here is my experience and the pros and the cons.