It has been 13 years since I graduated with a political science degree from The American University, and I am excited to be going back to Washington, DC! Well, not technically, so bear with me. As a thyroid cancer survivor…
The September Agenda
We made it through Labor Day weekend, the Hampton Classic Horse Show is over, temperatures have slowly cooled, school buses have reemerged, and pumpkin pandemonium has begun. We are clearly in September! As much as I am not ready for…
Marking a Milestone
It seems like just yesterday, I was frantically writing the last of my undergraduate papers, studying for final exams, ordering my cap and gown, planning to move out of my beautiful apartment on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C., and preparing…
My #10YearChallenge
Like everyone else on Instagram, I’ve decided to take the #10yearchallenge and share a throwback photo from 2009. This year marks 10 years since I graduated from The American University. Where has the time gone? It feels like a decade…
The September Agenda
Even though fall has yet to officially arrive, September still seems to mark the beginning of the season. While I’m going to hang on to my sundresses a little while longer, I will have to come to grips with slowly…
D.C. Days: Nine Years Later
This May marked nine years since I graduated from The American University in Washington, D.C. I didn’t exactly need the Facebook reminder to commemorate the milestone—I follow my alma mater on social media, proudly have my degree framed on my…
48 Hours in Washington, D.C.
{The Washington Monument…at midnight} While venturing to Washington, D.C. last week for work, I learned some lessons. First, anyone who spends considerable time traveling these days deserves a medal. I experienced a four-hour delay getting down to D.C., which resulted…
Wandering in Washington, D.C.
Whenever I go back to D.C I feel very nostalgic. I remember being a young student, living on my own for the first time and departing as a college graduate who had had my own apartment, made some great friends…
Life Lessons From My D.C. Days
I am excited to be visiting Washington, D.C. and to be back at my alma mater, American University today. It has been three years since I have been on campus, and six years this month since I graduated. Sometimes I’m…
Confessions of a “Recent” College Graduate
Last week was the five-year anniversary of my graduation from college. A lot has happened in five years – I moved back to Long Island, traveled to Japan, Poland, Finland and Portugal, got my first real job working in higher…
Saturday’s Find
During one of the rare Saturdays that turned out to be relatively uneventful, I had the luxury of catching up on some reading. Naturally, needing to feel inspired and like an under-achiever at the same time, I picked up my…
