I believe in traveling and exploring, making memories, and living life. When I was a little girl, my family owned a beautiful, old home in the mountains of Vermont where countless weekends were spent. I was fortunate enough to have such a wonderful home away from home, where I could create traditions with my family. […]
Date: September 14th, 2021
After researching various statistics, I found that premarital pregnancy is quite prevalent in teenagers throughout the world. Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face when it interrupts school or other plans. It can create an emotional crisis resulting in feelings of shame and fear, and it may […]
Date: September 14th, 2021
While one whizzes through the sky like a hawk, the other snakes through the labyrinth of tunnels in cities underbellies, two modes of transportation could not seam so different on first glance. Yet, they share more common characteristics than one would think. To judge these vastly different modes of transportation, three categories, comfort, cost, and […]
Date: September 13th, 2021
If I had the ability to become an animal, I would be a salamander. A salamander is a reptile that describes all my strengths and attributes perfectly. Some of these strengthsinclude “regeneration”, flexibility, and intelligence. Though a salamander is not high on the food chain, it, like me, has special talents that make it a […]
Date: September 11th, 2021
“Matt, you would be perfect in the school play.Why don’t you want to do it?” Ever since elementary school, my parents have been pestering me to take part in a school play.But doing one seemed daunting and I thought I could never qualify for it.As a fourth and fifth grader, I thought it was nearly […]
Date: September 10th, 2021
My grandma often fondly recounts that when my mom was born, she arrived exclaiming, “here I am!” to all of Moscow. If there is one characteristic I inherited from her—for it is certainly not my curly red hair—it is this. I am not a wallflower. Many associate my Russian upbringing with purple soups, and I […]
Date: September 9th, 2021
What obstacles or challenges have you faced or overcome in your life? I showed up to practice and as soon as I slammed the car door I was ordered to go see the Athletic Director. I already knew what it was about so I put all of my gear back into my car knowing I […]
Date: September 9th, 2021
My heart pounds in my chest. My stomach full of nervous butterflies. I hear the crowd talking and names being cheered. I filter out those distractions. Now I need to focus. “Runners, to your marks!” My sweaty palms clamped tightly in fists.” Set!” The gun raises. My eyes follow the official’s every movement. BOOM! My […]
Date: September 9th, 2021
The furious pushing of buttons was music to my ears. My sister and I sat cuddling on the couch, our breath becoming one. My father was looking at the T.V. screen trying to not to blink. While my mother, at the edge of her seat, leaned over her pregnant belly. The ominous Japanese music hinted […]
Date: September 8th, 2021
My favorite number is papaya whip orange and my favorite letter is rose quartz red. I have recently come to realize that perhaps synesthesia is the reason why I spoke my first phrases at the age of eight months old, and why I am fluent in five languages. For as long as I can remember, […]
Date: September 8th, 2021
