Why do I try so hard? That’s something I’ve been asked for as long as I can remember. Every time I’ve lent a hand. Every time I’ve aced a test. Every time I’ve won a game. And the list goes on....

By Wednesday, I’d  already had two mental breakdowns. By Thursday, I already had three quizzes. And by Friday, my eyes were so strained that I could barely look at the screen. I would stare at the lecture...

You realize how many of your friends and family are idiots* If I'm being honest, this is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you get to find out just how stupid the people you associate with are....

The norm for me was when I sat down in a busy classroom with the teacher saying what the plan was for the day. I would get out my pencils and notebooks and ask my teachers whenever I had problems understanding...

With the new Netflix documentary series “Tiger King” gaining so much popularity, I was thinking I could be deserving of a similar title… just on a much more domestic level.  One day last October,...

 English wasn’t my first language. With both of my parents being Latinos, I was exposed to a whole different culture. When I started school, my palate only increased. After living all of my life surrounded...

When someone asks where I’m from, I never know how to answer them. I’ll ask them, “Do you mean where I lived the longest or where I was born?” It’s the perks of being a military brat.  After...

With the world unfolding all around us, I have reverted back to my ‘emo phase’. I’ve logged back on to my old social media accounts and abandoned all playlists that don’t include My Chemical Romance,...

As the COVD-19 pandemic sweeps across the nation, I think a lot of us are wondering how we didn’t understand how good we had it. My soccer season is gone, I can only talk to my friends through the internet,...

Cell Phones. Computers. Even airplanes. For most Americans, these are casual day to day things. But for me, experiencing those for the first time 13 years ago felt like entering a completely new world.  Even...