Rivers and Carpe Diem
And so it begins: senior year. The culmination of an undergraduate career, and its conclusion. I sit here in this new apartment finishing summer obligations, marveling at the things to be accomplished...
View ArticleXenia
I do believe tonight marks a rite of passage: the first party in the first apartment. We went to the grocery store and bought “real” groceries–things like raw meat, spaghetti sauce, velveeta,...
View ArticleSenior Year
After I explained all of my plans for the next few days, my professor sighed and said, “Ah, the life of a senior.” What is the life of a senior? Senior year is having people over for dinner. Senior...
View ArticleMama Baylor
Rachel demanded a blog post of me. I cling to my last months here in the comforting, challenging, nurturing, difficult, safe and demanding environment of Mama Baylor. There is so much to take in on a...
View ArticleSenior Year, Part 2
Nearly six months later, I return to the life of the senior. What is senior year? - Senior year is Thesis. – Thesis is anxiously waiting for advisor’s emails. – Thesis is trying again and again to make...
View ArticleSenior Year, Part 3
Have I mentioned that senior year is rain? Lots and lots and lots of rain? Tagged: rain, senior
View ArticleImmortal Message
Today, I put on a gown, walked across a stage, and joined that good old Baylor line as a new Baylor alumna. I sat beside my math crew and behind one of my best friends. I smiled and laughed and...
View ArticleIn Defense of Tears
“So,” said Peter, “night falls on Narnia. What, Lucy! You’re not crying? With Aslan ahead, and all of us here?” “Don’t try to stop me, Peter,” said Lucy, “I am sure Aslan would not. I am sure it is...
View ArticleFirst Day, Last Day
First Day I step out of my dorm into the stifling heat and humidity of the early morning, feeling suffocated by the water in the air. I set my face towards the building that I hope contains my first...
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