Gaining Confidence
Recently, I’ve noticed an uptick in people who say that [...]
Lessons from winter
I’ve heard so many people talk about how much they [...]
Lessons From Being Published
This week I finally got published in The Buffalo News. [...]
Lessons for the holidays
I write this on the first night of Hanukkah. A [...]
Lessons from Waiting
I’m very impatient. I don’t even like waiting to know [...]
Choose happiness by choosing gratefulness
As all of you know, this week is thanksgiving. Every [...]
Lessons from the play
Everything just feels surreal. The play I’ve been looking forward [...]
A letter to my rejections
Sunday morning, I received yet another rejection letter from a [...]
Don’t beat yourself up
I hate driving. I hate the feeling of motion, having [...]
Lessons from Homecoming
Dance is the language of joy; it allows us to [...]
You don’t have to be good at everything
Since I was five, dance has always been my least [...]
Being a human is high maintenance
Being a human is high maintenance. You have to put [...]
Sometimes a break doesn’t fix things
Sometimes a break doesn't fix things. I know it might [...]
Put the Scale Away
I often tell myself that my body is the least [...]
Maxims for junior year
I somehow made it to junior year. But, I don’t [...]
Lessons from my Parent’s Marriage
I’m the luckiest girl in the world. I was raised [...]
Dear Freshmen
Dear Freshmen, I know you’re scared. Starting high school can [...]
It’s just the beginning
The day is finally here. My brother is going to [...]
You Can Conquer
Right before writing this, I looked at my grades from [...]
Sometimes We Hate Things
Sometimes we hate things. Whether that’s insects, people, or an [...]