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 MoreAs I write this, my niece, Zoe, is yelling from the top of the staircase like Genghis Khan, trying to throw her hat over the rail. Her twin sister, Chloe, is sporting a pink beanie, banging the staircase and speeding around like the noise and chaos is music to her ears.
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 MoreTomorrow I turn 22, and that feels like becoming an official, official adult. And while it feels like the best and the worst are yet to come, I can't help but reflect on the few things that I've begun to understand more deeply since entering college. If I could give some advice to my younger self, even my 21-year old self, I think it would look something like this:
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