It’s the first day of school, a blistering 85 degrees in the middle of August. Usually, people have some sort of excitement for the first day, excited to see old friends and meet new people. Yet, for...

My love affair with books started during the pandemic. For some reason, I struggled to connect to reading when I was younger. I never did finish the Harry Potter series (I’m sorry!), and my reading was...

When I started my senior year, I wanted everything to be perfect. I tried my best to get the perfect attendance, I made sure to get straight A’s and I participated in every extracurricular possible....

I firmly believe that it should be required for every person to work at least six months in food service or retail at some point in their life. Working at a restaurant for the past two years has transformed...

Being an only child has been interesting for me. I often surprise people when I drop the bomb on them that it is indeed just me who lives with my parents. I always wonder if people are surprised in a good...