Tag: university
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Five Years in New Orleans
“I’m not going to lay down in words the lure of this place. Every great writer in the land, from Faulkner to Twain to Rice to Ford, has tried to do it and fallen short. It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance, and spirit of south Louisiana in words and to try is to…
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PLENty to do in D.C.
Happy end of the second week of classes! Other people at Tulane may refer to this as the end of the third week of classes for the semester, but I made the bold move of skipping the first week to attend the PLEN Women in Public Policy conference in D.C. After spending last summer in…
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Senior Year @ Tulane!
And we’re back with some updates! I’m just finishing up with midterms and wanted to write a bit about my senior year and what I have been up to in New Orleans. Like usual, I have been staying busy! I am in 19 credit hours, have taken on some new leadership roles, and try to…
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D.C. Cupcake Shops, Ranked
This summer, I have been working on a very important research project. No, it is not my senior honors thesis— don’t worry, I have made no progress on that. I set out to try all the best cupcake shops in D.C., and since I had a full ten weeks to carry out this mission and…
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11 D.C. Summer Experiences
Throughout my summer in D.C., there have been so many moments when I have stepped back and realized just how cool and unique my experiences here are. Here are just a few of my highlights: Summer Solstice celebration: On this night, all the Smithsonians stayed open late and had various performances, food stations, and activities.…
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Happy Hour Culture
After a long day, no matter where you are, there’s not better way to recover than to sit in the sun, grab a cheap drink and food, and decompress with coworkers and friends. I have noticed that D.C. has this sort of “happy hour culture,” where happy hours are just another part of the day…
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The Start of Summer
When you think “summer,” do you really still think of days at the pool, beach vacations, and sleep-away camp? For most of us in college, summer equates to just as much work as the school year, just without the stress infiltrating into evenings and weekends. That being said, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to…
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DC & Me
When I say I’m from Virginia, people in DC automatically assume that I commute from home to work. Not exactly… I come from a very different part of Virginia, where we say y’all, have a restaurant dedicated to chicken and waffles, and pass confederate flags on our way to the local grocery store. Roanoke is…
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May 2019 Life Updates
I’m back with some fun life updates! When I last posted, I was finishing up my semester in Paris, which flew by to say the least. After my Barcelona/Lisbon trip, I went to London, took my finals, went to Strasbourg, and hit some of the last Paris spots on my bucket list. While the semester was…
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Paris Bucket List
One list can not come close to representing everything there is to do in Paris, but here is a list of my must-see/must-do experiences in Paris! Picnic by the Seine Macarons (Ladurée and Pierre Hermé) Palais Royal Walk down Blvd St Germain See the Mona Lisa and other artwork at the Louvre Versailles Saint Chapelle…
Robin Round the World 