A small red fish glowing almost neon against the black water of Maui. Thanksgiving already filled me with turkey and mashed potatoes. My friends and I had walked through the dark with our gear clanking against our legs, breathing in the warm, salty air. I had never fished before, but there was something comforting about […]
The COVID-19 pandemic marked the most devastating experience of my life, characterized by my overwhelming sense of fear. Unknowingly getting my friends sick haunted me, along with the anxiety that high school might never resume in person. The first months of the pandemic put me in isolation; I was hesitant to risk any contact based […]
To a large percentage of the population, “No Nut November” may be a strange and confusing holiday tradition. However, as we enter the titular month of November, I take it upon myself to bestow Millenial/Gen Z wisdom upon those so puzzled by this saying. So no, no one has suddenly developed nut-free diets, you can […]
On Friday, March 15, 2019, hundreds of thousands of students walked out of their classrooms for a global climate strike, in hopes of awakening the minds of politicians and tackling the escalating ecological crisis head on. Students in Europe sparked this movement and have inspired people globally to do the same. Although our town of […]