I’ve never been good at “lasts.” The last tennis match of every season always felt higher stakes. It was the…

When applying to colleges during my senior year of high school, my biggest criteria was that I did not want…

In 2017, I spent five weeks traveling in Israel with 60 of my peers through a program for teens. Over…

If there’s one thing I remember about my college application process, it’s the abundance of phrases like, “It will all…

Sitting on the top shelf in the living room of my childhood home has always been a water- damaged, falling-apart…

The summer before I left for college in 2019, my mom frequently uttered the same phrase to me: “Enjoy each…

This summer, I was determined to have it all – or everything within bounds at the least.  I was excited…

“What are you going to be when you grow up?”  A teacher. A pediatrician. A wedding planner. A professional tennis…

I can distinctly recall the days leading up to my freshman year college move-in at the University of Pittsburgh. In…

“Sorry!!!!!!” When writing an important email, my dad always tells me to proofread and take out the six exclamation points…