One might imagine that a young adult who blogs for the Huffington Post and attends New York University would end up with a summer job. I don't blame the extremely competitive job market for my unemployment. There are fatal flaws that I made, ones that I will be correcting next...

To all those high school seniors coming up on the May 1 deadline, keep in mind the essentials. Don't let reputation get in your way, don't base your decision on rumors heard from other people.

Do your research. All of it. Most importantly, feel at home.

Our transition...

As I look back on the past 24 hours, the same word that I have used countless times comes to my mind again. Our group has been chanting it like a mantra, as a sentence of shock and to remind ourselves of how close we came.

"We were so lucky."

This June ended the opportunity for me to write analytical essays for high school English classes and to relax and enjoy the summer before I left for college. I was offered the chance to blog here, and instead I will now be obsessively documenting a trip backpacking through Europe, the...