Hitting Home

Hitting Home

About two weeks ago I had my college graduation.

I could say so many things about what graduation meant for me. When you push the stress of graduation day to the side, you start to unravel the sentimental value of it. I am constantly thinking about all of the things I wish I did during college or at least did differently. Obviously, had none of my experiences happened in the way that they did, I wouldn’t know what I know now. Still, I wish I was more adventurous, more social, more invested in my own participation of my college experience rather than having others define it for me. On the same note, I feel more liberated, having been a graduate for almost six months now, because I can recognize these things and grow from them. I’m not here to thank USC for anything, but rather the people I’ve met—friends, co-workers and educators alike—for teaching me so many unforgettable lessons in this thing we call life. So, here are four lessons from four years: Continue reading “Hitting Home”

Coming Soon

To a screen near you—

I know that I have disappeared for a few weeks. It was definitely one of those times where I was deciding to delete everything and go off the grid, or to post things just for consistency. Clearly I wasn’t posting, but either way, I’m back on the blog.
For the past couple of months, I’ve been tirelessly looking for ways to refresh my blog. Due to a lack of motivation, I hit a writer’s block. I recently came up with some ideas for the summer that I’m excited to share with y’all. I’m not going to get into all of the details now, but here are some updates I will share:

1. Older posts (excluding study abroad ones) will disappear or change because I don’t have the storage.
2. A new layout is on the way.
3. I concluded my spring internship with Southwest Airlines.
4. My college graduation is this Friday!

Stay tuned…

xx, AE

Why I Blog

I thought I’d switch it up this week and talk about something that’s become a little topic of conversation for me these days: my blog. This is also probably going to be written more according to how my thoughts are flowing so bear with me if it doesn’t make sense and a lot of sentences start with contractions. Also, it’s kind of long. Continue reading “Why I Blog”

Staying Ahead

Happy Sunday, y’all! Now that “syllabus week” is over, I thought I’d shoot out some [unsolicited] advice about beating senioritis, or general second semester laziness for those who are not graduating just yet. While in the long run grades arguably don’t mean much, for some it really counts so it’s important to develop smart habits at the beginning of the semester. For those who have already settled their post-grad plans, however, I hope these tips will encourage you to at least stay organized in your general daily tasks. Being organized just makes you feel great and really boosts your productivity, so here are seven tips for staying ahead of yourself: Continue reading “Staying Ahead”