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Clear filtersFebruary 5, 2010
My last day interning at TIME magazine was also my best day. One lesson learned: not all US senators are larger than life.
August 10, 2009
It suddenly hit me that I have only four days left at my internship at La Opinion, and only two weeks left in LA.
July 24, 2009
Think of it as essentially this blog (more long-form stories, anecdotes, photos), but with a slightly different focus. Now that I have graduated from my dear alma mater, I figured it was time to branch out a little on my own.
July 16, 2009
In the life of an intern, just about anything can happen. Well, almost anything.
July 13, 2009
At first I was annoyed at the little assignments Oberlin's making me do to get credit for my summer internship, but now I'm grateful.
July 7, 2009
The job search is one of the most stressful experiences I've ever had. The only time I've ever felt so confused and overwhelmed was writing my college applications.
June 21, 2009
Notes from a month spent touring with an Oberlin rock band.
June 16, 2009
It turns out that for a pair of liberal college campuses, both boasting large feeder populations from elite(ist) NYC high schools, Cornell and Oberlin couldn't be more different.
June 9, 2009
My own computer, grammar errors, and what it's like to be the only Anglo at the country's biggest Spanish paper.
May 23, 2009
College has been better than any other time in my life. When I think about who I was when I arrived here, and who I am now... I am a fundamentally different person. I grew up in Oberlin.