I’ve always been quite a romantic when it comes to life. Grand ideas, courageous acts, and fairy-tale endings have always been my game. For this reason, I’ve always had a huge admiration for anyone who is an activist. I idealized people who dedicate their lives to helping others and stand up and speak for those… Read More Weekly Musings: What Makes an Activist?
While we may not officially be under “lockdown,” I have basically still been quarantining myself. Being busy with classes has helped keep the stir-craziness at bay for the most part. Grocery outings, picking up food, appointments and a couple of Target runs have been the extent of my outings. To make these not-so-exciting outings feel… Read More Quarantine Wardrobe: My Favorite Simple Pieces
By way of my half-way existence between my parent’s house and my college town – a scenario familiar to many American college students, my things tend to be scattered in every direction. My various boxes, bags and containers, all halfway unpacked with essentials, are ferried between homes every few months. While most people’s essentials consist… Read More Weekly Musings: The Magic of Old Notebooks
Before and after reading White Fragility, I read many reviews that either showered it with the highest praises or ripped it to shreds. While some of the negative reviews ended up just being lengthy rants that divulged greatly from the topic of race to yell about how this generation has never faced hardships and how… Read More White Fragility: Reading Notes and Reflections
We all know by now that here in the U.S., we’re electing a new President in November of 2020 (or maybe the same one). So let’s talk about what’s happening leading up to the Presidential election. I assume you’ve heard of these elusive, mysterious things called primaries and caucuses. If you’re under the age of… Read More Primaries, Caucuses and What Happened In Iowa
In 2019, I read 10 books. I track this all with my Goodreads app and set reading challenges for myself every year. This year, I’m going for 15! I used to not, but I’ve started including audiobooks just because I am still getting the benefit of the information in the book, even if I’m not… Read More The Best Books of 2019 and What I’m Reading in 2020
On Friday, Jan. 3rd., Major General Qassim Suleimani was killed He was killed by an American drone strike as he was leaving the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The drone strike hit the convoy of two cars that were transporting Gen. Suleimani from the airport, killing the several officials and Iranian-backed militia that were in… Read More The Assassination of General Soleimani and U.S. / Iran Relations: Explained
Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution states that: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Article I, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7 states that: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting… Read More Impeachment: How Does It Work and What Has Happened So Far
Why are we so bad at New Year’s resolutions? Is it because we’re fated to never successfully improve our lives? Is there something special about January 1st that curses all into trying yet still failing? Probably not. For me, there is a big difference between New Year’s resolutions and actual goals – and I like… Read More Goals vs. Resolutions and My Goals for 2020
Today, Wednesday the 20th of November is the 6th day of Iranian protests over fuel prices. Since Sunday, there has been almost a complete internet shutdown carried out by the government. What caused the Iranian protests? Iran has been experiencing increasing economic difficulties for some time, similar to other countries in the region that are… Read More Iranian Protests: What We Know and Why It Matters
