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A Gray Consideration of the Past

This weekend I took a break from Washington and travelled to Richmond, Virginia. This short excursion took me the farthest south I have been since our freedom tour two years ago. If you’re familiar with your American history, you may recall that Richmond served...

Hobbies Old and New

Throughout my life, I have largely maintained the same interests.  It takes a lot for me to get tired of a hobby or passion, and as a highly competitive person who takes great pride in my accomplishments, continuing with activities and building my skills is something...

Underage Drinking Laws

After working with the State’s Attorney’s office, I have gained some valuable insight into certain statues and laws. One that is especially relevant to Penn State are what happens if you are cited for underage drinking. While it may seem that underage...

9-5 is a social construct

This summer is the first time I’ve actually worked a 9-5 job. Overall, it’s been a good experience. But, I have some critiques of the way the work is structured and the incentive system that is most existent throughout American culture. I know it’s a...
Copenhagen Take 2

Copenhagen Take 2

My first attempt to visit Copenhagen a few weeks ago was a complete disaster. After 10 hours, I ended up in Berlin. And Berlin is certainly not anywhere near Copenhagen. So I cut my losses, slept half a day to compensate for my stressful night, and had to tell...

Re-Learning our History

This past week at National Defense University, I had the chance to sit in on the American history course which the International Fellows take as part of their American studies certificate program. The first few weeks of the class are basically a crash-course in...

Second Day of Work

So there’s a natural sense of nervousness and excitement that goes along with the first day, right? First day of school, first day in a new country, first day of work. And that is totally justified. But, I think that the second day experience is completely...

Category: Entertainment

Something very rare happened last Thursday – I went to a movie.  This was the first movie I’ve seen in theaters in over a year, and the first movie I have seen at all in 2017.  As it turned out, I highly enjoyed Spiderman, and was subsequently filled in on all the...

Tribulations Video Analysis

Last week, I premiered the video to my single “Tribulations.” I consider this to be a milestone within my life because this is something that I have wanted for a long time and for the first video I think it came out pretty well. While I did not edit it, I...