Sometimes, when I’m on the job hunt, I wonder whether this whole joblessness thing is here to teach me something. It helps when I’m headed back on the train in the middle of the night, still wondering how to respond perfectly to that oft-asked party question — ‘so what are you doing now?’ The lessons […]
When you’re busy, everything feels like a miniature crisis. Didn’t turn in an assignment on time? Horror! Didn’t send that email to the right person? Madness! Every moment is part of an efficient machine and any small deviation feels disruptive. But you always know that those things are the small ones, the ones that can […]
This week, I entreat you to reject the word ‘should.’ I remember in my high school, there was a giant orange poster that had a quote from Yoda on it that read: “There is no try, there is only do or do not.” I want to take that message and apply it to ‘should,’ in […]
Today is a day of questions. I think that regeneration requires that you ask a bunch of questions – of yourself, of others, of the universe. I’ve written about the loss of my uncle and my favorite high school teacher in the past month, and it has gotten me to turn inward. First as part […]
From humble beginnings… In the spirit of ringing in the new year, let’s talk about beginnings. First, a cliche: for every beginning, there is an ending. I have been thinking a lot in the context of endings recently – our school semester ended, then the year, and several more personal events ended their long sagas […]
My friends have always said that I am busy no matter where I go, and this weekend was no exception. Here’s a quick rundown: THURSDAY: Fashion’s Night Out FRIDAY: The Barnard Career Fair, MP3 Experiment, Columbia club fair, an Afro-Cuban dance class, and a birthday party (that quickly became an impromptu Well Woman meeting) SATURDAY: […]
http://uniknotions.com/fulldebate.php?debatenum=147 [UPDATE: video has been removed]I don’t know why, but after watching this video I am completely inspired. To do some random things and things that are fun – I think people just don’t do absurd things here because there isn’t a soundtrack playing back to them all the time. Maybe that’s the intrigue of […]
Yes, we can. And we did.That is the mantra that is going through my head every moment after the presidential results were announced last night. We fought and won. It’s so amazing. I just… I had so much emotion last night at the election party. It was just so great to see that amazing number […]
Heathy, you probably won’t read this [until I tell you to on Facebook], but I love you. You made my day with your post about love and so I wanted to return the favor with a tribute post.I really want to be a little more free. And that’s sort of what I’ve been doing here […]
“Life is a journey.”This quote was brought up in the youth spirituality conference with the Dalai Lama, and it was one of those quotes that just stuck in my head. Maybe because it’s so simple. Maybe because everyone says it. Or maybe because the speaker, right after it said, “if you start to change that […]