#NoFilter: Study Abroad as Untold by Instagram
I was grappling with the Ratty renovations when suddenly my musings were pierced by the dreaded and all too common question: “OH MY GOD! How...
From Mean Girls to Cake Wars
If I had to paint a portrait generalizing my experiences over winter break, it would be a tearcolored (like watercolor, but with my tears) painting...
On Home Videos
While I was at home during winter break, I binge-watched my home videos. The holiday season was making me feel especially nostalgic for a time when...
Mismatched Socks
A couple of months ago, my uncle reminded me of a piece of advice he once gave to me: “If you act crazy enough, no one...
Help, It’s December And I Can’t Stop Talking About My Summer
I don’t know about you, but I had a pretty good summer. So good, in fact, that the semester’s about to end, and I’m still...
Hi, I Totally Don’t Know Who You Are!
We’ve all done it. You meet a friend of a friend at a party, or your cousin’s new boyfriend, or your roommate’s brother. After talking for...
Why I Suck at Black Friday
When the last bite of mashed potatoes is gone and those joyful carols take over the radio, everyone filled with the holiday spirit starts to...
Let’s Go Streaking!
I’m undoubtedly just as much of a millennial as most people on Brown’s campus. I refer to being responsible as “adulting,” I take frequent selfies, and...
Baby Mama
This is an actual excerpt transcribed verbatim from my 4th grade diary, dated January 13, 2004: My babysitter Andren is having a baby. It...
Socks, Guitar, Moon
My roommate does CLPS studies for her Cognitive Science class. I like to imagine a cohort of scientists taping wires to her head in a...