by Rasha Elwakil | Jul 1, 2024 |
Hello PLA, Although not required to write over the summer, I find myself craving to read old blog posts and write new ones! I am nineteen years old. I still have teen in my age. It doesn’t feel so long ago that I was a pre-teen. Time is going by super fast and I...
by Rasha Elwakil | Jun 6, 2024
Hello everyone, This summer I am at State College working for the office of DEI in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations. This office is very unique as we work more with faculty than alum. I am super glad Gabby R, who was on my UPUA campaign team (merch) is...
by Rasha Elwakil | Apr 10, 2024
Hello everyone, I love writing and reading R.E.P.O.R.T’s, maybe it’s because all you have very interesting and different lives. I decided why not make my last blog post of the academic year, a R.E.P.O.R.T Reading: Emails and transition documents. I am so...
by Rasha Elwakil | Mar 31, 2024 |
Hello beautiful PLAers, I wanted to write my post this week about confidence. I know the title is very cliche, as someone whether it be a parent or teacher has said that to you, but I wanted to reaffirm that it’s true! Before coming to Penn State, I had very low...
by Rasha Elwakil | Mar 14, 2024
Hey everyone, I wanted to do this blog post this week on kindness. I specifically chose kindness because during the month of Ramadan, which I observe, we uphold the values of kindness. It is a month to remind us that at the end of the day we are all humans and should...
by Rasha Elwakil | Feb 15, 2024 |
A week or two ago I was in my THEA 189 class and I sparked up a conversation with someone I never talked to before. We talked about random things such as why we were at storage warehouse and how we both did not need to take the class. When we arrived back, she asked...
by Rasha Elwakil | Feb 1, 2024
I wanted to write my blog this week about genres. However, not movie genres or music genres. Genres that people put you in. People expect you to follow a certain status quo for how they perceive you. If you do not abide by it, they will start talking bad about you....
by Rasha Elwakil | Jan 16, 2024
Hello PLA! Hope everyones winter break was amazing! I wanted to write about mine using my brand new laptop… thank you PLA!!! My break first started off going to the Penn State Men’s Basketball game with my dad at Madison Square Garden. I LOVE watching and...
by Rasha Elwakil | Dec 6, 2023
At this point, I have made four different block posts, however, I keep restarting. I will make a blog post about Ugly Betty over the break when I finish the last episode… but it has taught me so many life lessons. Make sure that you all are taking care of yourself...
by Rasha Elwakil | Nov 8, 2023 |
I LOVEE this trend on TikTok, mainly because I am nosy (about other people) but I wanted to do it! R: History. I am a huge history geek (that is why it is one of my minors). I am currently reading the biography of Jane Eyre. E: Outside! Thank you PLA for helping me...
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