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Parents Visit

Yesterday, my parents came to visit. My mom especially prioritized seeing because they rarely stayed for the past two years and I have been away from home for extended periods. When they arrived they provided me two weeks of my favorite African food. Not only do I get...

All over the place summer

I had an eventful summer. Two weeks after the Spring Semester, I traveled to Spain for a two-week Maymester. For ENGR 270, I learned International Product Development and Design. I gained insights into multiple international engineering design processes and site...

Spain Blog Weeks 2 of 2

On the first day of my San Sebastian journey, I ordered food at the breakfast canteen. I have been in multiple hotels, and assumed that most would work the same. I urgently entered the breakfast area as I was hungry and scanned the layout to understand the process....

Spain Blog Week 1 of 2

On Wednesday, the group talked to 3 potential “users” to validate ideas and pain points. The assignment was to be completed during the evening in the Old Town and Gros region, and we had to discover the Pintxo experience. The four of us in the group decided to split...

Approaching Halfway

How I have completed two years of college is beyond me. I knew it would go fast, but it doesn’t feel like I am at the two-year mark. In a way, I feel like I just started, but I have also been doing this forever. I barely remember high school and life before...

That point in the semester :(

I am writing this blog at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday, which means that I missed my blog for the week. Yes, we are at the last stretch of the semester. My academic performance during this time usually decreases. I have a lot going on academically and pretty much everything...

DEN->ATL

One of the luckiest parts about my college journey is the amount of travel I get to do. Throughout my time, I have traveled domestically and abroad to multiple cities and states. I saw cool things, expanded my network, and made memories. Recently, I finished a trip to...

The Dilemma with Technology and Management

This past weekend, I attended Penn State’s Ted Talk Conference. Of all the fantastic talks, one stood out to me. Jonathan Marks’s crisis leadership talk was impactful and relevant because he pinpoints how some leaders try to manage a crisis instead of...

Just in Time

For Honors 301H, we are completing the “Leading ourselves segment.” The segment comprises many reading assignments and workbooks that answer how we should behave for productive leadership. One of the parts of the segment was “Knowing your...

Pivot or Preserve: (An extra semester or on time)

In business, especially entrepreneurship, there is a concept called “Pivot or Preserve.” It is a dilemma where an organization must either change course drastically (Pivot) or stay on course (Preserve). This concept isn’t restricted to start-ups. We...