New (School) Year, New Me?: The Art of Reinvention
Who do you want to be this year? Do you want to be the girl who shows up to her early morning classes in a bomb outfit and looking fully...
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How to Grow this School Year
New school years offer the opportunity for growth. This is the best time to start new habits and routines. Each year offers you time to...
How I Got Hot
It turns out, the issue wasn’t that I didn’t care about my appearance. It was that I didn’t have access to the tools I would need to let myself feel comfortable and confident in myself and with my gender expression.
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More of this… PLEASE
As school starts to pick up, make sure you are taking the time to appreciate the little things that make you happy! Here’s a collection of...
An Open Letter to my Father
Dear Father, As I sit here and think about my upcoming graduation in May, I wonder if you regret missing out on all of the experiences I’ve...
The Magic of What's not Meant for You
Nep· o· tism (noun): the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. We’...
Why Putting Yourself Out There in College is HARD
As an international student from Indonesia studying at a public university in Maryland, my first two years in college was hard. It’s easy...
My First Car
How driving a hunk of junk forced me to grow as a person
The Summer I Was Not Expecting
It has, truly, been a summer of learning, growth, and some tears.
Toxic Masculinity: What I've Learned by Working in Men's Fashion
When I was 17, I stumbled into the world of men's formal wear on a whim. My job had gone bankrupt and closed down and I needed a new job...
Thoughts from My Quarter-Life Crisis
There comes a point in every person’s college career where everything becomes an unknown. You have no idea what’s happening in class, your...
Self-care: A Guide to Kick Those Bad Habits
I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t have a lot of productive qualities. This was all well and fine my first couple of years of college...
To My Past Self
My summer was a time of growth and reflection. I expected my healing to be permanent when I was away at college. Coming back for summer...
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Growth
My main goal with the conclusion of my freshman year of college was to grow and improve as a person. I went into the summer with a positive...
Twenty Things I’ve Learned Before Turning 20
With my birthday just around the corner, I decided to take some time to myself and journal important life lessons I’ve learned during these...
Take Off the Hat
Reinvention is ambiguous and scary, but doesn’t ambiguity have a connotation of excitement, too?
30 Things I’ve Questioned My Freshman Year
As I walk around campus and Davis, it’s funny to recall all of the different experiences, phases, emotions, and people that have colored my...
I Grew as a Writer by Taking a Hiatus From Writing
I’m sorry I haven’t been writing. I’ve been a bit busy growing
Fake It 'Til You Make It
If an ant tries hard enough to be a ladybug...can it ever be one? The answer to that question is blatantly obvious and it is simply this:...
10 Pieces Of Advice For My Freshman Self
Hey freshman me, it’s ya girl aka your future self!
