The 2014-2015 academic year is quickly coming to an end. It’s crazy to think that it’s been 8 months since I moved into my dorm and now I’m going to be moving out in a week. As I look back on this year, I realize that I’ve learned a lot. Here are just a few…Continue Reading Tip and Tricks
This week has been a whirlwind! As the semester quickly draws to a close, every thing is piling up. All of that aside, I also contracted a rather fierce virus last weekend while home on Easter break. The worst thing about getting sick in college is probably that you have to be sick alone, without…Continue Reading A Crazy Update
Spring is officially here! If last week’s 80° temperatures were any indication, Furman is well on its way into some brighter, warmer days. Since coming back from Spring Break, our beautiful campus has been replete with green grass, sunny skies and of course, purple flowers. With Easter Break right around the corner and the first…Continue Reading Spring Fever
When you’re growing up, you don’t realize how precious the friends you make will be later on down the road. In the past few days, I’ve been reminded of just how amazing the bonds are that are forged early in life. I spent a few days at the beach with four of my oldest friends….Continue Reading old friends
I am very pleased to announce that I will be studying abroad next semester in Madrid, Spain! I received the news about a week ago and I cannot be more thrilled to have the opportunity to experience such a vibrant culture. I have been studying Spanish since I was four years old and honestly, I…Continue Reading Semester Abroad!
Being a Furman student, it can be so easy to get caught up in your own little bubble. We are consistently known to be some of the busiest college kids around, filling our days with rigorous academics, clubs, service projects, sports and meetings, all while attempting to still have a social life. I know that…Continue Reading Taking the Blinders Off
This past week I have been reminded through a multitude of means about the power of our choices and the monumental affect that they have on the course of our lives. Especially now, in this tiny age window of 18-22, the choices we make and how we react to the things that happen to us,…Continue Reading The One Thing I Wish I Had Known When I Was 18
Hello all! Happy New Term! I can’t believe it’s 2015, I feel so old. I still think that 2007 was three years ago, so personally I’m mind blown, not to mention the fact that 2015 is the year that Marty McFly went to in Back to the Future Part II. Where are all the flying…Continue Reading FDOC Spring 2015!
HAPPY LDOC!!! As of twenty minutes ago, I am officially done with classes for the semester! No more homework assignments and essays and tests, just the sheer insanity that is Finals Week. The end of classes is always tainted bittersweet—you’ve just finished classes, but then you have to turn around and study your butt off….Continue Reading LDOC
THE FOOD: I’m pretty sure this tops everyone’s list. There is nothing better than my mother’s homemade rolls or sweet potato, apple casserole. Some people say calories don’t exist on vacation, but I’d like to add that they also don’t exist on Thanksgiving or Christmas. I may consume 5,000 calories in one sitting, but hey,…Continue Reading Things I Love About Thanksgiving: