Today, I’ll be directing and performing in my last Gospel Choir concert as an undergraduate. Per usual, the week leading up to today was filled with stress, surprise, and excitement, followed by more stress. Our singers might be too terrified, our instrumentalists might not be terrified enough. This is normal.
Read MoreOne of the biggest life lessons I’ve learned over these last four years is the power of being honest with yourself about your priorities. At a small liberal arts college in the middle of nowhere, it can get easy for many of us to get the “busy syndrome”. But at the end of the day, when you look back on your week, month, year, life, will you be satisfied with how you spent your time?
Read MoreSpring break’s over, classes are back with a vengeance, and it’s time for me to feel the withdrawal symptoms of breaking my vampire sleep schedule. My alarms are set and my google calendar looks like a colorful prison of time blocks from 7 am to midnight. But despite my senioritis, I'm a little pumped to dive into the mania of balancing school, work, friends, leadership, personal time, and sleep. And for that, I’m giving the credit to Isaac Newton.
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