Date: Friday, May 13. Time: 6 a.m. Location: Barcelona apartment. My roommates and I stumbled around early Friday morning, finishing our packing, making breakfast, taking out any last-minute trash and getting ready to take the Metro to our school building, where we would board buses and head to Southern France for the weekend. In Spain, life begins […]
The past week has been a complete and utter whirlwind, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. It has been a little over a week since the start of my study abroad program, and it has been amazing so far. Barcelona is even more beautiful than I imagined, and it is full of history and character. It is […]
Where do I begin? Well, for starters, I just finished my last math class EVER. I have been dreaming of this moment since 7th grade Pre-Algebra. Equally important: I just finished my freshman year of college. As I look around my dorm room in good ‘ol Jennings Hall, I can’t help but feel a pang of […]
Dear Ethan, It was not long ago that we spent our days re-watching Dunston Checks In and Honey, We Shrunk The Kids on the VHS player. It seems like just yesterday that we played “Hotel,” where we pretended to manage a hotel, using the basement cabinets as the rooms. (I guess that was a precursor to your interest in the hospitality industry.) It was […]
You know those movies that just never get old, no matter how many times you re-watch them, no matter how many lines you can recite, and even though you know who wins and who loses? Here are a few of my favorite flicks that seem to get better each time I press play. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) is the story of […]
How is it already March? I am getting closer to being done with my freshman year of college, which is crazy to think about. It feels like I was just beginning school and getting used to campus, classes, dorm life, etc. – now, most things about college have become so familiar. I had a relaxing “spring” break […]
Millennials tend to get a bad rep for being narcissistic, lazy and obsessed with fleeting pop culture trends – the instant, the here and now. I was born in 1996. I was very young during the time of Walkmans and cell phone antennas, but I still remember. I remember the tragedy and emotions of September 11, 2001, even though […]
Tomorrow, the University of Florida releases decisions for the Class of 2020; thousands upon thousands of anxious, eager, trembling students will go online at the very same second, blocking the computer screen with their hand as they press “enter” before seeing their application status change in the blink of an eye. This was me on Friday, February 13, 2015 – a date that […]
Over winter break, my parents, brother and I embarked on a week-long cruise filled with lots and LOTS of food, amazing beaches, awkward encounters with our dinner waiters, and perhaps the second-most chaotic New Year’s Eve celebration in the world (or on the Atlantic Ocean, at least). My brother and mom made their grand karaoke debut (“Welcome to the Hotel California…”), and […]
It’s official: I am done with my first semester of college! I finished my last exam this morning (before most people on campus were even awake) and I feel liberated. With lots of determination and the help of highlighters, Post-Its, latkes, and Project Runway study breaks with my friend Kim, I made it through the finals grind in one piece. Plus, I managed to avoid […]
The Darcy Diaries 