Achieving fulfillment and success follows a nonlinear path. When I look back on my gap year, I remember not just the moments of loneliness and vulnerability but also the beauty and fulfillment of my unwavering commitment to myself.
Read MoreComing to Emory has allowed me to see the detrimental psychosocial effects “be safe” has had on me and my community. This view of the world captures the marginalized in a social paralysis that takes a tap on the shoulder from someone farther up on the social totem pole to undo.
Read MoreThese environments can — and often do — feel suffocating. But at Emory, we do what we can to break the bubbles and make homes where we can breathe.
Read MoreThe small surprises are what make my college experience worth it. Maybe I should embrace them.
Read MoreThe urge to create, shape words like clay leaving behind the contour of my fingerprints, is an insatiable hunger. I have felt it gnawing at me since I was old enough to scribble letters with crayon.
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