First and foremost, I learned to never ride SEPTA in a polar vortex. Just don’t do it. Today (my last first day of college classes!) after I finished class, I hurried to the train station to catch the 6:30 train. When I got there, the 6:00 Lansdale/Doylestown train was already 33 minutes late. And that…
Category: Personal Growth
Complicate Yourself
A teacher once gave my class some great advice: complicate yourself. It took me a few moments to grasp what he was saying. Messy relationships was the first thing that came to mind when I heard “complicated”. After all, who wants to be involve in a friendship or relationship gone south? Fortunately, that isn’t quite…
In 2014, I Will…
I have never been a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I never know what are “good” resolutions to make or how to keep them. Lose weight or exercise more are some of the most common ones, but I always struggle to motivate myself (especially right off the bat in January). So this year I…
One Picture a Day
Last year I decided to take on a challenge: take one photo every day for an entire year. It started out as a silly challenge — I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. I never anticipated that I would learn so much from recording my year through photos. I got…
How My “Slacker” Class Changed My Life
In order to graduate on time, I needed to take an extra 2-credit class this semester. When I signed up for a random ‘gym’ class, I had no idea what to expect — other than it would be easy (I hoped). I showed up the first day of class in a skirt (forgetting that I…
Kayla Sheely 