I turn off of a paved path and into the wild. I carefully step through overgrown grass that completely surrounds the stream nearby. I watch the ground carefully, as I know that the thick vegetation often obscures ruts and holes. I continue on through the marsh, and for a moment, it’s like I’ve stepped back […]
“How is it that a thirteen year old boy can raise more money than any of our board members?” asked the director of Camp One Step at a Time to open his board meeting. All of the board members were truly in shock at this opener. Did a thirteen year old really raise that much […]
Question: Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. My fingertips brushed softly against the rustic railings of Trinity College; I could almost feel the knowledge seeping through the bars as I was reminded of a James Joyce story, Dubliners. Yet, above me […]
A glass half filled with water is sweating subsequent to the sofa. Its cool contents is not going to be refreshing a dry throat this depressing summer time day. The home is in shambles, with pillows and sheets littering the stairwell. There may be an eerie silence solely damaged by the refined sounds of the […]
Climbing onto the ski lift, I began to shiver. The temperature below zero degrees, I couldn’t contain my nervousness. Approaching the top of the hill, I grabbed my friend’s hand and slid off the ski lift. Seeing the massive hill before my eyes, I blinked in disbelief. “What did I join ski team”? I asked […]
The second row from the door and the third seat from the front. I had my head resting in the palm of my hand, with my elbow placed on the bottom left corner of my desk. My algebra teacher sat on top of her desk. She sat with a stack of our very first tests […]
When the engine turned over, and the soft purr of a newborn coupe filled the garage, the child of my high school determination came to life. My 1970 MGB-GT, a British sports car, was no longer a work in progress. It stood as a completed monument for all the jammed fingers, grease stained shirts, and […]
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Inspiration for me comes to from everything that is happening around me. Not only do I believe dance is a sport, but an art. Dance is such a special art, it involves music, movement and you mind. The struggles I have, the diversity I face, the love and happiness. I am a dancer, I’m a […]
I faced the sponge-shaped building, petrified by the concept of the unknown.Simmons Hall, one of the most distinctive dorm buildings on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, towered over me, framed by a grayish sky. Knots twisted in my stomach as my mom unloaded my suitcases from the rental car, paid the parking meter, and […]