How are you? I’m alive, I think. I have cried more this semester than I have in the past ten years of my life. I have hit rock bottom. I am a wreck. Am I even alive? Rock. Bottom. All of the above are responses I have heard from various people over these most recent weeks. Other people, obviously not me, have been seen roaming around campus with this look … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Misery is More Fun with Friends
Perspectives
Take a Break
Have you ever gotten to the point where you are completely overwhelmed with work, classes, extracurriculars or whatever family situation is happening? Me too. What I have come to realize is that the more things piled on your plate, the less motivation you actually have to complete them. It feels as if the pile will fall if you even begin to touch it; you stand no chance … [Read more...] about Take a Break
Visibly Western: Musings from the Sweatshop
My mother is quirky, or maybe I just don’t get her. One year, I asked her what she wanted for Christmas. Despite being mentally prepared for an answer that was painfully practical, I was still shocked to hear that Saran wrap was a top contender. When I asked her what she wanted for Mother’s Day, she told me to get better grades. When she sent her first email in 2009, she shoved … [Read more...] about Visibly Western: Musings from the Sweatshop
Nam Knows Best: Gratitude and Giving Thanks
Gratitude: Warm, Fuzzy and (Sometimes) Just Too Hard Do you ever not want to say “thank you”? You know, when it has just been one of those days where nothing seems worth your gratitude, when it is too hot and too cold, when the library smells like feet, when the omelette station runs out of egg whites, when you hate everyone and everyone hates you and why can’t the shuttle … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Gratitude and Giving Thanks
Fulfilling a Civic Duty
I always thought the first time I voted would be memorable, one of those crucial steps in becoming an adult. When I turned 18, I was going to be ready to fulfill my civic duty. And when the Nov. 4 deadline loomed last week, I did vote. But it was nothing like what I imagined it would be. It is only now, after having had the experience of voting with limited knowledge on … [Read more...] about Fulfilling a Civic Duty