We’re taking a little turn from my advocacy posts to talk about my plan for campus involvement at UCC! If you read my previous post, you’d know that I was recently accepted by University College Cork (UCC) in Cork, Ireland as an exchange student for the spring semester! I am so unbelievably excited to be flying to …
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In this realm of negativity and terrible news, I figured that I would share just a little gratitude with y’all! I have had a very difficult time readjusting to school after my surgery recovery. However, there have been several wonderful developments lately that I want to share with y’all. I feel so grateful to have …
If you wonder why I am majoring in Natural Resources, even though I am so focused on advocacy work, here is the answer: banana fiber pads. When I went to NC State for the first time to learn about Paper Science and Engineering, I was told a story about how banana fibers were being utilized …
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Welcome to the first of the many evils on my laundry list: Common Core Standards. This was originally written for class in early 2016, and now edited for this blog. I’m recovering from surgery right now, so I couldn’t really start on an entirely new topic yet. Background The time between the 1970s and the …
I know that I’ve been MIA, but I’m back with a new update: my fall internship! If there’s one thing that I know for sure right now, it’s that this is definitely not where I expected my life to be at the end of last semester! While I’ve gone through several major life transitions lately, …
