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Thoughts After Watching “Ex Machina”

This week for one of my classes we watched and discussed the dystopian movie “Ex Machina.” In this movie, director Alex Garland pushes the viewers to redefine what they believe a “human” is as both the audience and Caleb (the protagonist) conducts the...

Reforming the Juvenile Justice System

From a young age, millions of children have found themselves trapped in a system that fails to protect their wellbeing. The United States Juvenile Justice System was established approximately 100 years ago in order to differentiate children from adults in the court of...

Post-Recital Thoughts

This past weekend I had my last flute recital at Penn State, and wow I am feeling all the emotions 24 hours post recital. First of all, I am super grateful for all of the support and encouragement from my family and friends these past four years and also growing up....

It’s Recital Week

My last recital week is upon us and for those of you who haven’t spoken to me recently or aren’t quite sure what I mean by recital week, it’s the week leading up to one of my the most challenging experiences I undergo as a flute performance major. Don’t get me wrong,...

Peronism vs. Trumpism

One year ago, I left to study abroad in Argentina. As I say time and time again, studying abroad was one of the most fulfilling and coolest experiences I’ve had and I can’t believe how fast this year has gone! Therefore, in honor of this one-year...

Thoughts following my last audition at Penn State

After 16 years of playing the flute, you would think that auditioning would eventually get easier. Don’t get me wrong, the process of auditioning has definitely gotten more tolerable, but easier? Absolutely not. Every first week of the semester in the School of...

Immigration in Argentina

Over the past couple of weeks, I have been going through my pictures from my semester abroad in Argentina, nostalgic for the days when the only thing I had to worry about was where I wanted to travel next. Life there was so easy and carefree and I absolutely loved my...