How to turn around a low-confidence day
It’s just one of those days, huh? You just don’t feel like your best. We’ve all been…
Life, Leslie Knope and the pursuit of happiness
My seventh grade year, I was going through a very difficult time in my life;…
My school doesn’t have a dress code and it works
Over the past year, I have become hyper-aware of the media firestorm and controversy over…
What I learned from my long distance relationship
I was never a fan of long-distance relationships, because I always felt that the physical…
What I learned about life, my friends and myself when I was hospitalized with a rare lung disease
Things ‘Doctor Who’ taught me
Doctor Who needs no introduction. Whether you watch the show or not, you still know…
The journey to student exchange (and how to plan it)
Ever since I was tiny, I have always daydreamed of discovering other worlds and traveling…
The struggles of having a tricky name
My most common struggle, second only to trying to get into skinny jeans, is having…
Sometimes necessary things to do in high school that I didn’t know were okay
From a young age, we’re shown these ideas of a perfect life that we’re supposed…
Rites of passage: The five years where you ‘come of age’
There are five ages pretty much everyone on the planet looks forward to: Ten, thirteen,…
What it’s like growing up in a bi-religious household
Growing up as the child of immigrant parents in America is hard enough — what…
A playlist for getting out of the dumps of being dumped
Being dumped sucks. Whether you’re 17 or 71, nothing hurts more than someone telling you…
Here’s why you should be listening to Halsey
Halsey: Remember this name because you will soon fall in love with it and with its owner….
How ‘Harry Potter’ taught me to own my passion for feminism
When it comes to talking about feminism, the best way I know to begin the…
I stepped out of my comfort zone and found a whole new side of myself
Anyone who knows me would testify that I am incredibly set in my ways. I like to…
What I learned about myself when an injury ended my figure skating career
It all started when I was five years old. The first time my blades glided…
Fearless Filmmaker Fights for the Right to Education
Bring Back Our Girls. A year ago, this cry was spread throughout the globe after…
Things ‘Gilmore Girls’ taught me about life and being a teenager
I got my first glimpse into the Gilmore Girls life when I was 6 years…