Art by Christine Nelson Tutoring a Spanish 152 student this semester, I realize how much I've forgotten — and how much I surprisingly remember — since completing my Hispanic Studies degree last spring. I sometimes won't immediately remember simple things, like the third-person plural preterite endings for verbs, but other things that I never realized I knew will come back … [Read more...] about Try to Remember
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Stop Worrying about Your Calling
Art by Chris Chen As incoming Pepperdine freshmen, we were all tasked with our first assignment of higher education: the "First-Year Seminar Reading Assignment," as the Pepperdine website calls it. We were to sit down, reflect on the idea of "vocation," and ask ourselves, "Who and what has God called you to become? How can you discern that calling? What would you identify as … [Read more...] about Stop Worrying about Your Calling
Hope Against Mental Illness
Art by Christine NelsonA mental illness is a condition that impacts a person’s thinking, feeling or mood and may affect his or her viability to relate to other people, according to the National Alliance on Mental Health, as reported by Newsweek in February 2014. Nearly 18.2 percent of the population suffers from mental illness. As a Christian, I believe that mental … [Read more...] about Hope Against Mental Illness
Faith Can Still Move Mountains
Art by Chris ChenI grew up in a Christian home, which meant going to church every Sunday, listening to adults tell me what faith is and how to procure salvation. I learned about Jesus and his sacrifice in the New Testament. It’s always been around me, always been enforced through my parents’ decisions and the way they raised me. Eventually I chose to make Christian … [Read more...] about Faith Can Still Move Mountains
Freshmen Reflect on their First Year
Art by Peau Porotesano As I sat down to write this, I was momentarily confronted with the fear of being authentic and vulnerable. Then I realized that these fears plague most people, and how much that bothers me. So now, instead of perpetuating the submission to these fears, I only wish to share my most sincere and honest reflections for whatever they are worth. If I could go … [Read more...] about Freshmen Reflect on their First Year