In the spirit of deep diving into my Goodreads, I want to do a deep dive into my Spotify because I was thinking about how I had to try and explain to my dad why I think Stranger in the Alps is one of the best albums of all time. My music taste is broad; …
A week before I moved into college, while I was on vacation, I got a text that instantly sent me to tears. My best friend, who was supposed to be my suitemate, would not be returning for the upcoming school year. It was impossible to be mad at her- she prioritized her mental health and …
As an English Major, I didn’t actually read that much until last summer. I never really had a way to enjoy it in my free time because I was so focused on writing. I also didn’t really have an outlet to learn about popular books, so it wasn’t that I resented reading. It just wasn’t …
I work at a summer camp. I’ve worked at said camp for three years and was in a training program for three years, so I know kids pretty well. I work with the younger age groups, starting with 6-7 years olds, last year being with 4-5-year-olds, and now back with 6-7 year-olds. Recently, I’ve noticed a huge shift in how kids act…obviously.
For, I think, six years, I lived and breathed dance. I had ventured to dance a little later than most, around 12, after various stints with volleyball, field hockey, and Irish step dance, which is dance, but I don’t qualify under this qualification. When I finally found dance, I absolutely fell in love with it …
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I like to talk about the obvious signs that I would be an English major throughout my life. For the longest time, I thought it was going viral on Wattpad (yeah, I’m ashamed, but it’s my origin story) because that was the first moment I realized someone could enjoy my writing. I’ve been sitting on …
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I truly believe that we are in a golden age of television. Since 2017-2018, there has always been a show out there that is garnering some sort of large following, not for just the plot, because technically speaking, it’s a wonderful show. Let’s look at the Best Drama and Best Comedy nominees for T.V. shows …
All I see on the internet today is someone asking Taylor Swift for something. “@TaylorSwift @TaylorNation Getaway Car got my through some hard times. Could you please play it at the Detroit show?” I kid you not; this was an actual tweet I saw. And it blew up. People were replying, tagging Taylor Swift and …
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