Ever since my first year of middle school, I have been an extremely hardworking individual capable of fully experiencing my given academic opportunities, fulfilling personal goals, pursuing extra-curricular interests, and maintaining a healthy social life while balancing a stable job.…
I peer out of a shiny glass window, looking at a bushy tail flicking along the bird feeders. The beady eyed creature was exploring the wide expanse for its next meal. “Look mommy, It’s a sqwal,” I looked up to…
Starting my second year of college brought different emotions than last year when I had no idea what to expect, now I knew where to go, I had made friends, joined activities and live off campus in a house with…
I still remember walking into her classroom for the first time. The 32 desks arranged into 8 groups of 4. The gargantuan bookshelf that must’ve had at least 500 books. The 3 computers lined up on the right side of…
This year, I took on the challenge of completing my first semester of college. I am enrolled at the University of Delaware as a Cognitive Science major with the Speech-Language Pathology concentration and Disabilities Studies and Psychology minors. My significant…
“Can my friend get some water? She is overheating!” I overhear as I finish eating my fast food that somehow passes for a meal. As you know, curiosity killed the cat, and thank goodness I am not a feline because…
My family virtually started from the bottom. My parents and grandparents immigrated from China and built themselves up from the very bottom. They struggled in their villages growing up where they had virtually no income. My family immigrated to the…
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” 6 year old me would have said a shoe designer. 10 year old me would have said an interior designer. 14 year old me would have said a doctor. 16…