I remember my freshman year like it was just yesterday. I was the girl who was always a step ahead — turning assignments in long before the deadline, doing work the day it was assigned, and never quite understanding why everyone found the IB program so unmanageable. Fast forward to today when I am studyingContinue reading “MANAGING STRESS AND FINDING WORK-LIFE BALANCE”
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EFFECTIVE STUDYING: MY TOP TIPS
Over the last week, I have felt overwhelmed with the amount of studying I have been doing for various tests, quizzes, and essays. Although it can be incredibly stressful, the center of our education system for a long time has been testing because it is a straightforward way to evaluate how much a student knows.Continue reading “EFFECTIVE STUDYING: MY TOP TIPS”
WHERE HAVE I BEEN?
Welcome back to Chocolate and Politics, a new project I picked up almost eight months ago as a means to fill a time of repose, to improve my aptitude for writing, and to further involve myself in problems or topics I am passionate about, working to reach a wider audience. In the first few monthsContinue reading “WHERE HAVE I BEEN?”
WHAT 2020 TAUGHT US
Most of last year felt like a strange daydream. Just every time we thought it was “getting better”, something bizarre would happen that seemed to completely uproot society. No longer was anything familiar, and to be honest, it felt like nothing was surprising anymore either. It wasn’t surprising that we could take a common struggle,Continue reading “WHAT 2020 TAUGHT US”
THE KEYS TO A BETTER WORK ETHIC: HOW TO GET STUFF DONE
Recently, one of my friends was stressing out about an assignment that was due the next period. She sat across from me franticly scribbling answers on her paper and looking back and forth between her friends paper and her own. When she finally finished, she set down her pen, looked at me and exclaimed “IContinue reading “THE KEYS TO A BETTER WORK ETHIC: HOW TO GET STUFF DONE”
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