Proving Myself
So much of my life has revolved around proving myself: I chose Duke because that proved I worked hard in school for years and years. I traveled all ov...
The Five-Year Plan
I’ve always had a plan. I make goals. I make smaller goals to meet that goal. I meet those goals. I achieve the goal. I create a new list. I repeat....
Dear Seniors, I Just Want You To Know
Stressed, overwhelmed, sad, confused, lonely, overcommitted, anxious, angry, envious: these are the emotions I’ve been seeing around campus, especia...
Fire
If there’s one emotion with which I most empathize, it’s disappointment. When people are disappointed, particularly people whom I love so deeply, ...
Disengagement
7:12pm Saturday night, walking to my dinner reservation at 7:15, restaurant is a fifteen-minute walk: Thoughts running through my head as I power-walk...
The Couple
If you’ve been paying close attention to the blog, I haven’t had a lot of deep posts lately. I’ve been in a rut, a writer’s block, a mental ha...
Mint Gym– Power Playground
Mint Gym has two locations: one by Dupont Circle and one Downtown. It’s a local DC gym that has gained in popularity over the last couple years for ...
Fitness Fads
Last weekend, I did a fitness class with friends. We went to Barry’s Bootcamp, touted by fitness magazines as “the 1,000-calorie workout.” Clien...
On Being Strong
“You’re so much stronger than you think,” Mandy, a Pure Barre instructor, says, in the middle of every Pure Barre class. (Pure Barre is a 55-min...
Living a Life of Learning
Doings things you’re expected to do versus doing exactly what you want to do: these are hard to distinguish sometimes, and even harder to articulate...
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