Someone once told me that if you don’t prioritize your own time, someone else will. Time is of the essence and if you don’t use your time for yourself, then someone else will use your time for their benefit. I believe I first heard this back when I was working in investment banking, when my…… Continue reading Protecting and Prioritizing Your Own Precious Time
My first memory of being in a museum was as an 11-year-old at the Louvre with my 9-year-old sister and grandmother. I remember walking around the staircase to see the “Winged Victory of of Samothrace” and was left in complete awe. I couldn’t believe that a human had created something so intricate and immense. I…… Continue reading For the Love of Art
We live in an age of strained attention spans. At work, we flip between writing an email, to reading a different email, to working on a presentation, to shooting out a text, to reading the news, all happening seemingly simultaneously. We are almost never completely focused on one thing, one person or one activity. That’s…… Continue reading Time is the Best Gift
I wake up and forget where I am quite often. Sometimes I dream that I am an undergraduate trying to find my way around Vanderbilt University, pushing my way onto the subway in NY, or walking on the beach in Albania. My realities have changed so much the past 10 years, I often don’t have…… Continue reading New Realities & Routines – – A Summer in DC
During the month of May, I traveled to Colombia. I traveled to the Netherlands. I traveled to Armenia. I am now in Washington DC for a summer internship as I have a break in my coursework before beginning again in September. I am extremely grateful to have had this time to visit people I love…… Continue reading A Journey Through Armenia
Now that the spring semester is over, I wanted to reflect on a few things that have stuck with me from the past 9 months as a student. 1. Life is all about people. We create moments together that make up a life. We share in our happiness and our sadness, our achievements and our…… Continue reading 10 Things I Have Learned After a Year of Studies
When I was in Barcelona a few weeks ago, a girl I met referred to her boyfriend as her “love story”. I giggled when she first said it, but then I started to understand it. While of course he is an individual in it of himself, she is a part of his story and her…… Continue reading He is My Love Story
