It has been very interesting since I arrived here from Australia nearly two weeks ago. I feel like I have adapted very quickly, and my other friends who are doing internships here as well have been a wonderful asset! We have helped each other settle … Read More
Andrea Zurita – “Work School Life Balance – Part I”
“Almost everyone I know from the College of Commerce balances college with part-time jobs or internships.” People always mention the importance of work-life balance, but students often struggle to find balance in an extended version of that equation. I have been doing an internship for … Read More
Prestine Davekhaw – “It’s Rock Climbing Friday”
2012 has arrived. Chicago has officially entered winter with the first snowstorm showers of the year. Everything flows in the order of nature, except for me. One of my New Year resolutions is to conquer my fear in height. Skydiving, bungee jumping, or riding in … Read More
Caela Provost – “A Rant On Ridiculous Resolutions…”
I spent the first few hours of 2012 in Nottingham, England with my friend Alice (who gave me a home away from home during the holidays), her boyfriend Matt, and their friends. Until this year, I had never spent the holidays away from home, and … Read More
Lucy Tillet – “Preparing For Life In Australia”
Since my last post I have not done much on my to-do list however I have managed to actually create lists of things I need to get through for revision. I have also looked through some past exam papers. Everything now seems much more manageable … Read More
Dustin Sherman – “Roll The Dice And Break It!”
You may find it nearly impossible to sit in a cafe drinking tea and playing a board game for five hours straight non-stop, while still enjoying every minute of it, but I am here to prove you wrong! My friend and I decided to meet … Read More
Lucy Tillet – “33 Days, 20 Hours, 12 Minutes, 58 Seconds”
33 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes, 58 seconds is the amount time until I leave for Australia, about 38,732 minutes. Does that sound like a lot to you, because it definitely doesn’t to me… Maybe I should explain my plans a bit more (for anyone … Read More
Rose Jin – “The First Week Of 2012″
Hey, guys! Happy New Year! I do hope you guys had a wonderful week this week as a good start for this year. We had more snow this week and in China, we say if we have snow at the beginning of the year, we … Read More
Yeo Jia Ming – “Hong Kong Vacation”
At the point of writing, it’s just three more days to 2012 and Christmas Day has come and gone. I have been home for a month now and have been enjoying every minute of my summer holidays! Among all the things I have done in … Read More
Andrea Zurita – “Weekend Trip To St Louis”
Normally, I go back to Colombia as soon as my breaks start at DePaul. Chicago is a wonderful city, but I’m always eager to see my family and enjoy every moment I can spend with them. This winter break was different because I had an … Read More
Rose Jin – “Merry Christmas From China”
Hey, everyone! It has been a while since I have written an entry, time has been passed so quickly, another year is about to pass, Christmas and new year is coming so soon! It is so cold outside nowadays, there is ice on the cars … Read More
Prestine Davekhaw – “Breakfast: The Amazing Start”
Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. It wakes everything up; your mind, your body, and your soul. Besides that, breakfast can de-stress. I find preparing and having breakfast mindfully provides similar benefits as yoga or exercise. They get you focused on … Read More
Rose Jin – “My Time With Family In China”
Hey, again! Time is passing so quickly, I can not believe it is almost a month since I arrived back in China and another year is about to pass! I want to write about my time with my family since I came back! I have … Read More
Daniel Sulen – “Winter Is Coming”
Yet another quarter has come to an end and while most students at DePaul are getting cozied up on their couches, whether in Chicago or in their home town or countries, I chose to hang around in Chicago for a little longer this time. One … Read More
Adrian Thurnwald – “Pilgrimage’s End”
My cloth cross has been taken from my arm and sewn on my back; a palm leaf is being held aloft; my pilgrim’s purse has been tied. The pilgrimage is over. I tried to make the most of short time in Israel. I visited Masada, … Read More
Adrian Thurnwald – “The Holy Land”
I am reporting from Israel. The good cop/bad cop getting in, well, one cannot help but make religious allegories. The first sarcastic, no nonsense angry woman was like the angel guarding the gates of heaven. She saw into my very soul, every sin. She sent … Read More
Caela Provost – “Whiskey And Truth”
“Whiskey and truth should both be served straight up, Doctor.” How Dr. Michaela Quinn helped me find my way to the perfect university Hello everyone! For those of you who only know me through my recent blog post, there’s something I should tell you right … Read More
Rose Jin – “Life Back In China”
Hey again guys! I hope you are all well and happy. I want to write about my life back in China in this entry, lots of things happened. I will write some in this entry and probably continue in the next entry. I was a … Read More
Caela Provost – “From The USA To The Emerald Isle”
Hello everyone, my name is Caela Provost and I’m a postgraduate student studying English at the University of Limerick! I hail from Winchendon, a small town in Massachusetts, where I did most of my growing up with the three best brothers a girl could ask … Read More
Caela Provost – “How To Make Friends”
L. M. Montgomery’s character Anne Shirley, the protagonist of her Anne of Green Gables Series, says the following about friendships, “Kindred Spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It is splendid to find out that there are so many of them in … Read More