Category: personal
Hindsight

art by @bronzar
The earliest example of hindsight in my life that I can think of is the eternal ringing through my childhood of my mom telling me to take learning Chinese more seriously because I would “regret it when I’m older.” Continue reading
5 pieces of advice to succeed in college

Photo credit: Christina Ding
Now that I only have a few months left before I graduate, I’ve realized a few things that have/could have helped me a lot in my college career. Continue reading
5 ways I look back on my personal growth
Quarterly playlists
These songs comprise my musical identity and the personal journey I’ve taken during my time at Northwestern. The songs I screamed and danced along to at concerts, listened to on my 30-minute walk to class, woke up to in my morning Snapchats (if you know, you know)…Making these playlists is one of my favorite traditions. Although the tracks don’t coordinate with the seasons at all, the playlists bring me back to all of the great times I’ve had so far. Continue reading
The Reunion

Over the Moon by Rob Gonsalves
“Can you hold my coat? I’m going to just walk around for a bit,” she said, handing off her long, black jacket to her husband before he had a chance to respond. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Kathy
We’ve come so far from me attending your birthday party freshman year at that hibachi dinner where I didn’t know anyone well. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Gerardo (Year 2)
I’m so happy that you’re turning 21, because that means I’m also turning 21!! Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Christina (Year 3)
At this point, we’ve been friends for nearly two years now. We weren’t even together during fall quarter, but you were still probably the person I talked to and confided in the most, which speaks volumes to me about our friendship. Continue reading
Some thoughts on junior year so far

source: rexisky
Earlier this week I had a great time catching up with Eileen, one of my best friends from high school. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Natalie (Year 3)
Nat, our friendship is built on so much more than food, even though food is what brought us together in the first place. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Sam

March 20, 2016
I still remember that epic weekend before spring break when we hung out for hours, getting pizza, painting canvases and talking about life and music. Continue reading