Despite all of my summer-related angst, I forgot to put my summer plans up here. (Not that it matters, or anything, but really, I just feel like things are official when I post them on the internet.) After being rejected by every last internship (and then some), I decided to go to Ecuador to volunteer.  I will be in Quito from June 21 to August 6. ( Read more... )

Here is a late-night update for me to dump some of the things I have been rolling around in my head before I start making any sweeping end-of-the-year generalizations.

I am home, and right now, I am fine with and even happy with that. True, I miss Brown, my friends, and not having to get into a car for months at a time, but there is something to ( Read more... )

I'm  done with all my work, out of my room in my icky mcickerson freshman dorm, and back in North Carolina. Freshman year of college is officially over for me and all I can say, like Steve Martin's character in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, is "wow."

"Wow" certainly epitomizes all areas of my first year in college. There have been so many unexpected ( Read more... )