By Aryaman This Diwali was so different from all others. This was the first time I celebrated this festival away from my hometown and with my maternal grandparents. As I walked around the bazaar in Paratwada, I got lost in a world I had barely seen—India. Street vendors selling Diwali festivities were littered around every corner of […]
Month: November 2021
Una Vida Diferente
By Ally It’s been five months since I walked across the high school graduation stage-a fifteen step journey that commenced the adventure of this year. I’m now sitting on a multicolored couch in the corner of “Café con Libros:” a slice of coffee shop solitude I’ve found amidst the infinitely busy center of Malaga, […]
Introduction to Israel
By Charlie As I hoped going into my gap year, I have already started to learn things I never expected. I did my laundry in a communal laundry machine, bought groceries at a nearby supermarket, and traveled on planes, trains, and busses. Each of these things was further complicated due to the need to […]
So Here I Am, Starting
By Grace Training to be an EMT was one of the most fulfilling things I’ve ever done. It was also one of the hardest. For six weeks, my classmates and I spent our Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays together, motivating each other through ten-hour lecture days and seemingly endless back boarding sessions. We made it […]
The Bucket List
By Mariana Years of cultivating finesse in the written word, hours aspiring to hone artistry and professional flair under the vigilant scrutiny of various high school writing instructors, only to now concede in sheepish musing, “wow, I thought this blog would be a little bit easier to write!” Minutes into developing my ideas for this […]