It Costs Less To Eat Better … Even overseas

Living and learning in a different environment can be rough. You shouldn’t have to worry about the cost of food when you already have to worry about the cost of tuition or accommodation. The first thing my friend’s mom told me before studying abroad was, “Make sure...

Should You Get That Second Job?

“Can I get everything done?” you may think to yourself at one a.m. on a Sunday staring at your laptop screen. Two jobs on top of a class schedule that’s bursting at the seams? It’s a lot to handle, but there can be benefits to a second job....

Are you obsessed with the package?

This past weekend I attended a beautiful wedding in Napa with a friend who needed a last minute date. Since I did not know the couple personally, I had very little information other than the schedule of events. The itinerary was fairly standard for a wedding weekend;...

When Life Dishes out Disappointment

I recently gathered with three of my best most amazing girlfriends for a dinner meeting to discuss a project we’re collaborating on. Soon we realized there was a fifth guest at our table: disappointment. Our business agenda was scraped as we realized our plates...
Leaving Me World

Leaving Me World

This week I was in five different airports in three days and decided to do a bit of an experiment. Usually when I travel, my attention is either on: my blackberry, my laptop, my kindle, or trying to make it through security and then find overhead room with way too...