Today I’m featuring my first A-Z Challenge guest blogger. Welcome Amy from The Kaleidoscoper! I will graduate from college in one short month. As I reflect on the past five years, I realize that they easily represent the most difficult time of my life. My parents got divorced. I was diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder…
Are you a high school senior wondering how to college? Become a pro in 7 easy steps! 1) Stress over registration. 2) Never do your reading. 3) Dread every group project ever assigned…ever. 4) Avoid laundry at all costs. 5) Only eat foods that are 1) cheap 2) unhealthy 3) easily prepared in your dorm.…
Do you ever try to imagine the hidden lives of strangers? I can’t help but look at people in airports, at a coffee shop, or on the street and create possible circumstances and struggles and priorities for them in my mind. There’s a man who works in one of my college’s dining halls. He’s hardworking and has great customer…
The Fear of Missing Out. People in the media have been buzzing with this word for a few years now, especially in critiques of millennials and their dependence on social media that supposedly leads to FOMO. And the media isn’t wrong: constantly seeing online what your friends and acquaintances are doing in real life can lead to…
The fall of my senior year was way more relaxed for me than it was for everyone else I knew. My application essay was modified from a junior year writing assignment, so I only had to do slight revisions. And I only applied to two schools: Ithaca College, both my number-one and my safety, and George…
One side of my dorm’s building faces the parking lot, and the other faces a vast expanse of woods. My room is on the latter side, which means two things: I miss out on beautiful Ithaca sunsets. My people-watching ability is hindered. But it also means that I have plenty of deer-watching opportunities. In fact, there’s a…
My parents aren’t the type to send care packages. Firstly, they wouldn’t know what to include. At home, we don’t really do nonperishable packaged snacks, which are a huge ingredient in most packages. Homemade cookies? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen my mom bake. Small impulse buys? We’re generally frugal, so we avoid spending money on “stuff” whenever…
Dear Sabina, age 10, I know you’re frustrated right now—you fight with your friends weekly, you would give anything to quit swim team, and school is so easy and boring that you fake sick to stay home and read. You just want to be in the real world; you crave change and understanding. In the…
I recently got an Instagram (@victimtocharm, if you have one!) and I recently traveled to Boston. Those things are related, since I began orienting myself to the new social network by posting a daily photo of what I was up to during spring break. Here are the highlights: https://instagram.com/p/z3msQTQVRf View this post on Instagram Next stop: #Boston. #travel…
It’s Theme Reveal Day for the April A to Z Challenge! Admittedly it’s not that big of a reveal–last month I announced my theme when I announced my 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion topic–but regardless, it’s The Big Day. I’ll spare you the drumroll: my theme is All Things College. Even though I’m a full-time student, I only write about…
Victim to Charm 