Whether you’re in recovery from a mental illness or simply trying to get yourself through the day-to-day shuffle, self-care is incredibly important. As a high school student, I was constantly pushing myself to the limits of what my mind and body could handle. There was always another paper, test, or group project that I had … Continue reading
Starting a new semester is always exciting. All of the difficulties from last semester are swept away with the new course syllabi, and you never have to sit in the one class you hated ever again. But with new classes comes new classmates, and it can be difficult to figure out where you fit within … Continue reading
Missing high school. It sounds crazy – surely you’re glad you’re free from that routine 8-hour day, trapped doing algebra and learning similes and dozing through history class? Yet there were certainly a handful of things we took for granted, rolling your eyes at adults who told you you’d miss it when you were gone … Continue reading
The image above shows the Omni Hotel (located in Dallas, Texas) lit up in the colors of the Pakistani flag following the tragic suicide bombing in Lahore on Easter Sunday. However, while this image seems both straight-forward and heartwarming, it points to something complex and disappointing: this is one of few commemorative efforts made by western countries … Continue reading
As high school draws to a close, your future as an adult begins. No doubt almost every adult (and every peer) will be asking you about what your ‘plan’ is after you’ve finished your senior year. If you’ve got one – great! If you don’t – that’s okay! It’s perfectly fine to feel unsure about … Continue reading
There’s many a time when a student sits down to write an essay, get half way through it, and realise they’ve got absolutely no clue as to what they are actually writing about. Your thoughts scramble: does this make sense? Am I even writing in English? Is this looking less like an English paper and … Continue reading
Summer, for many of us, has been long and relaxing. Others may have spent the summer in school, working, or interning somewhere. Either way, with school quickly approaching once again, it is important to get back into the swing of things. Besides entering the school mindset once more, it is important to keep yourself organized. … Continue reading
Since the new school year is approaching for most of us (or the second semester has just begun for us in the southern hemisphere), going back to school can seem like a huge bummer – especially if you’re still in holiday mode. But going back to school doesn’t have to be so bad: VocaLady is … Continue reading
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