Staring out the window, you watch as the cars pass by. It’s late. You really should be heading home. I sit just across from you, wondering what could be going through your mind. Sprawled out on the table in front of us is our food, which we bought on impulse as soon as one of us had money. In terms of quality, it wasn’t great, but neither of us cared. The food wasn’t what mattered to us. Our chatt... » Continue Reading
Nostalgia is a word that is derived from the Greek words nostos , meaning “return home,” and algos , meaning “pain.” We use this word in the modern day to represent a sense of sentimental longing towards the past. With the rise of technology and how fast it has advanced, this phenomenon has become a lot more widespread. It’s almost impossible to go onto the internet and not find someone nostalgic ... » Continue Reading
If you've spent any time in college, you've certainly been asked your major, and sometimes even what you're planning to get out of college. For the longest time, I've debated what I should major in, and even now, I question if my major is truly what I want to do. I'm still a freshman, so if I do decide to change majors, it won't be the end of the world, but I do believe I've made the right decisio... » Continue Reading
I kind of want to talk a little bit about the idea of learning a language for strange reasons. Language learning is almost exclusively a practical thing, so learning a language that I have no investment in is... strange. For context, I'm in early stages of language learning for two different languages, Russian & Spanish (LATAM dialect). Spanish is an easy one to justify, most of my friends speak ... » Continue Reading