Tag: college
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in my mysterious era
in a little under three weeks, i’ll be moving into my dorms in los angeles and, even though i’ve lived 45 minutes out for a majority of my life, i feel as though my life is about to change. and, with any big change, i’ve cleaned up my socials and dirtied my room. i always…
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on the couch
in a week, the rusty orange couch i’ve grown accustomed to will probably be moved out. if in-a-week me were writing this, she’d be on the cold hard wood, surrounded by boxes. in a week and two days, i’ll be home. the dry warmth of my suburb of los angeles around me. the city of…
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finding my nest
today i went to the fifth floor of one of my classroom buildings, locked the door, and opened my computer. i logged onto my therapist’s portal and waited for 9 minutes until she logged on. and, then, i couldn’t hear her and then we called and then we facetimed. and then i talked about my…
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august 4th 8 AM thoughts
being a teenage girl is wild and crazy and fun and… also the worst. growing up on social media, i have a theoretical record of all of the phases of my life (except for the fact that i’ve deleted hundreds of photos off of my instagram for the sake of my OCD). but, i remember…
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my zoom-ester
so, approximately 24 hours ago, i closed my plethora of novels and short stories, changed my pages doc to a pdf and submitted my last final a minute before the deadline. my yellow sheets were screaming at me to be happy, but, honestly, i was exhausted. the past three months have been nonstop. i moved…
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a little update
uh oh! it’s been like a month since i last posted! i’m sure you could guess that i’ve been busy, but it’s not an excuse to abandon you guys! so, today, i wanna update you all on what i’ve been up to the past month! my first apartment moving into my first apartment has been……
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where i’ll be in the fall
so, the last time i updated you all, i thought i was going to the netherlands in the fall for a restricted study abroad semester. i was upset that travel was limited to the country, but excited to really get to explore this new place and leave the continent for the first time. but then,…
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how to make friends in college
today is the last in my mini get-ready-for-college series. this last post is going to be about making friends in college, geared towards incoming freshman. but this is really for any grade or age, as it’s never too late to make new connections. and, on top of that, i’ll make some mentions of coronavirus changes…
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what i wish i knew going into my freshman year of college
in a couple weeks, it’ll be the anniversary of my first day of college. about this time last year, i was watching youtube video after youtube video about moving in and how to make friends and everything in between. so, today, i thought i’d add on to the plethora of resources open to college freshman…
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college move-in tips you might not have heard of
before i moved in during my freshman year of college, i’d packed up my bedroom at home and moved into a dorm five times already. oh, the benefits of boarding school. so, let’s just say i have a few tricks up my sleeve to make moving in a little less stressful. so, without further ado,…
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