In talking to many of my friends, who have recently graduated from college as I have, it seems like life has become vastly different than it was a year or two ago. Some of us are sitting behind computer screens, working 9-5 (or, more realistically, 8-8). Some of us are running from field work to [...]
A Photo Journal of Summer Lessons In the true spirit of a Get Smart girl, I’ve been having an absolutely incredible summer. In addition to interning for Get Smart, I’ve been doing undergraduate research at my college during the week and enjoying everything Vermont summers have to offer on the weekends. My weekdays have been [...]
As some of you may know come this fall I will start my journey as a New York City college student! Currently I am going through the process of mentally preparing for this big change in my life. I'm trying my best to not allow my anxiety to take over my college experience. There are [...]
After transferring from Coastal Carolina University to Ramapo College of New Jersey, where I presently attend, I now know a thing or two about best friends in college. Most of us have best friends from childhood, so being conscious of the close connections I’m making in college has allowed me to learn a few lessons. [...]
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.” - Walt Whitman Stress, Anger, Anxiousness, Negativity... There are millions of things that bring negative thoughts and emotions into our lives, and oftentimes those feelings are not fleeting. They set up shop and stay a while. They feed into one another, [...]
The giggling of the kindergarten students subsided and the teacher called out the next name for "Show and Tell." I stood in the center of the circle, anxiously waiting to reveal my big secret. I had spent years believing that I was special because my parents had chosen me, but the moment my secret was revealed, [...]
We live in a generation that strives for absolute and total perfection. One of the ways that society has assisted us in trying to reach this impossible goal is by makeup. I see commercial after commercial advertising how makeup will make your eyelashes the "perfect" length and your skin "perfectly" smooth and blemish-free. But who are they to decide what [...]
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde Living a healthy lifestyle is not exactly at the top of everyone’s list. From homework to hanging out with friends to trying that new Sushi place downtown, it can be hard to [...]
In the midst of college applications, standardized testing and finishing high school, numerous people used to nag me with questions like “Have you picked a major for college?” and “What do you want to do for the rest of your life?” It seemed overwhelming...making a life-changing decision at such a young age. I felt lost [...]
"After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it's comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart... and if you're very lucky, a plane ride away." - Sex and the City There comes a day in every girl’s life when her biggest [...]
