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...
Today I accepted a job. A job I’ve wanted for one year, 2 months and 4 days. I remember where I was and how I felt when I learned about the company,...
Ah, The Spring Break Instagram. We work out all semester, starving ourselves in the process, and then we get someone to take a casual-I-wasn’t-posin...
I learned a lot on my six-day road trip through Iceland. But what I learned most is how to receive grace. And what I mean by grace is: acceptance, for...
When I got to college, everyone said it would be the most fun four years of my life. That sounded so freeing, so exciting because I honestly didn’t ...
Last night, I got rejected from a job. Not just any job. A job that was on my “Top Three” jobs list. The job everyone thought I’d get. The job I...
Do you ever feel like you exposed yourself too much? Like you let someone see the raw, real part of you and now you’re just waiting for them to run?...
In my hometown, where I’ve lived in the same house on the same street for 22 years, I feel a deep sense of community. I cherish such strong friendsh...
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...
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....
Stressed, overwhelmed, sad, confused, lonely, overcommitted, anxious, angry, envious: these are the emotions I’ve been seeing around campus, especia...