Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still
When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
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Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
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Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
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Lessons learned: Being boys
Nathan Crawford reminded me to have fun when I was trying my hardest to grow up. In other words, we were boys. I met Nathan, who...
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Lessons Learned: The liberal arts degree was worth it!!
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… you know the rest. But aside from (cliché) aphorisms, I never thought...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Five things I learned in my first year of college
A little over a year ago, I got my acceptance letter to Oxy. Throughout high school, I imagined what college would be like. I...
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Lessons Learned: How roller skating (kind of) saved my life
Content warning: The following article discusses depression. Feb. 23, 2024: instead of the high static friction between my shoes and the ground, there are wheels...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: 1,000 Days of Duolingo
Thursday, April 22, 2021, I completed a Duolingo lesson in Mandarin Chinese. I didn’t think much of the lesson or the app at the...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Notes from the Soler Glacier
It rained for three days straight before we could climb the pass. Ceaseless and loud, large blue drops of water poured off of our...
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Lessons Learned: How to return from winter break as an international student
If you’re an international student like me, the transition of returning from winter break might have been hard for you. Adjusting to a new...
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Lessons Learned: How to be OK with being alone
For the past 19 years, my biggest fear has always remained the same. The most typical fears — heights, the dark, small spaces and snakes...
