My friends all seemed to have great summers ahead of them. My plans, however, were mostly up in the air.
Many activities lack the thrill I once felt as a first-year, but next semester does not have to be routine.
For my birthday, instead of focusing on festivities, I will focus on the "gifts" life has given me.
I want my friends to know that I will be there for them at U.Va. and beyond.
This past weekend was this first time I had driven myself home from U.Va.
I realized that I had not learned enough about black history before college, so I was very happy to discover that three of my courses this semester would be addressing black history.
Like every other college student, I planned to get a lot of work done over Thanksgiving break. I had a test the Monday after break ended and a project due that Friday.
I'm a planner. I like to write out my weekly schedule on a sticky note on my MacBook — my version of an agenda.
Halloween was one of my favorite holidays as a child. I loved going to Party City to pick out a costume and putting up Halloween decorations around my house and in my yard.
Réussir. This is one of my favorite words in French. Though it has several translations, it usually means “to succeed at doing something.” But what exactly is success?
