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Avoiding fear based decisions

I think it’s easy sometimes to get stuck in the trap of making fear based decisions. I define a fear based decision as a decision that is guided by wanting to avoid something or a decision based on a feeling of insecurity or being less than. Fear based decisions don’t...

Reflecting on Momentum

I want to write my blog on a concept I’ve been reflecting on a considerable amount this semester and that is the idea of momentum. Something my thesis supervisor and close mentor Professor Ted Alter thinks is highly important in intellectual projects. What he means by...

Setting semester goals

My soul sister, roommate, and best friend Maddie Taylor wrote an awesome blog that detailed her goals for the coming semester and year. I think it’s such a great idea and I want to mimic her idea for my first blog of the 2018 Spring semester. One of my biggest goals...

Spring 2018 Goals

My soul sister, roommate, and best friend Maddie Taylor wrote an awesome blog that detailed her goals for the coming semester and year. I think it’s such a great idea and I want to mimic her idea for my first blog of the 2018 Spring semester.   One of my biggest...

DC Trip Reflections

The trip to D.C. this past weekend was beyond fantastic—with such an interesting spread of speakers, great conversations, beautiful accommodations, and delicious food. As someone that’s deeply interested in politics and democracy, this trip was particularly relevant....

Reflection on Lynsey Addario

On Tuesday I had the tremendous opportunity have lunch with Lynsey Addario at the Tavern. She is the author of “It’s What I Do” which is the Penn State Reads Book for this year. Ms. Addario is MacArthur Genius Grant award winner, war/conflict photographer, and for...

Organizing the State College Food Truck Fiesta

This past Friday night, as part of my THON org Apollo, I organized the State College Food Truck Fiesta. This event was one of the single largest things I’ve ever organized—we had over 1,000 attending on Facebook, 2,500 interested, and an estimate of about 2,500 people...

Summer reading list!

This week I am going to write about my favorite books I’ve read this summer. I love to read! One of my most favorite things about summer is how much extra time I have to read and I fall back in love with it every summer. Reading for pleasure at school can be...

Reflections on my second to last week at my internship!

This week was my second to last week at my internship. I have had a great experience and learned so much but I am starting to become eager for my next adventure. The most notable experience this week was the final meeting about the project I’ve worked on continuously...