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Twenty-One
I turned 21 on Saturday! Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I don’t feel any different, but does anyone really feel their age? I’m convinced this is going to be an awesome year, though. I have supportive family and friends, and a whole bunch of things to look forward to. So here’s a short (but not comprehensive) bucket list I…
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Interesting People: Rachel
Hello! This week’s (kind of late) post is about one of my roommates, Rachel. I want to do a segment on interesting people in my life, and Rachel is the perfect candidate because she’s passionate about people, plants, animals, and the environment. We’re gonna do a Q&A (enhanced by the occasional comment from one of my other roommates, Lauren)! Madeline:…
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Time & Change
Hello! I’m going to start writing weekly blog posts, probably on Mondays, because I want to discipline my writing this semester. I’m undergoing a lot of change in my life right now, so I’m looking for something consistent. I’m also thinking about rebranding my blog with a catchy name, because I’ve been slacking in the the personal marketing department. Any…
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Becoming an Ethical Consumer with Fair Trade
For my final project at the Freedom Center a couple weeks ago, I chose to do a gallery talk for visitors to the “Invisible” (Modern Day Slavery) exhibit. One of the requests I saw frequently on visitor feedback sheets was the desire for the exhibit to be more interactive; this is a heavy topic and many people have questions. I…
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Making it Up as We Go Along
“Real” adults often ask me what type of job I want to have after graduation (since that’s like, only two years away, yikes). I HAVE NO IDEA. I’d like to write, but I don’t write as much as I should. I recently read this book called The Opposite of Loneliness where the college-aged author would write three hours a day,…
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A Love Letter to Potter
I didn’t get a chance to post anything on Monday, the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter, but a belated post is better than no post! Hard to believe that the Harry Potter series is almost as old as me. What a time to be alive! Now, for a little history lesson for those who’ve been living under a rock: On…
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Pretending to Adult: Summer Internship Edition
I started my internship at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center this week! If you’ve never been there or don’t know what it is, the Freedom Center’s mission is to “reveal stories about freedom’s heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today.” Opened in 2004 with…
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Charity and Health: This Week in the Trump Administration
After spending a semester in my nonprofits class learning all about charitable organizations’ tax codes, it was so great to read that Trump undid all of it this weekend with an executive order that now allows 501(c)(3)s to endorse political candidates. The Johnson Amendment was signed by President Johnson as a measure to further separate church and state by not…
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The Semester is OVER, People!
IT’S SUMMER! I finished up my exams on Tuesday with exhaustion and a need to sleep for the rest of the week. Except I came home and immediately started refurbishing an old dresser my grandma found on the side of a road and making a dress for my sister. Pictures of the dress are to come when I finish it,…
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Better than the Book: Wasting My Life Away with Exceptional TV Shows
You know how people always complain that the movie is never as good as the book? Lately, it seems like the TV adaptations of books are actually damn good. There are a few shows I’ve been watching recently that give themselves a lot more room for detail when they span several more hours than a movie. I just finished watching…
