It’s Monday morning. My alarm goes off to the sounds of Ben Platt’s “Waving Through a Window” from Dear Evan Hansen, letting me know it’s 6:45 a.m. and time to get a head start on my day. I do the classic millennial thing and check my social media to sort of wake myself up. Immediately …
Some people hate them, others admire them. Some have them as a way to express themselves, to showcase their creativity, or even to protest. Many people, myself included, see them as sort of a therapeutic tool that helps the bearer cope with things such as PTSD, physical illness or even a tragic loss. Regardless of …
Oh, spring semester! A time of new beginnings, a fresh start and, if you’re a Newhouse grad student, a time of figuring out what the future will look like given that you only have about four months left to complete your degree. If you’re like me, this can be a pretty stressful time due to …
It’s 7:45 p.m. on a chilly Spanish night while I’m having some coffee accompanied by a Mallorca in a cozy little pastry shop in the outskirts of Madrid. I’m reflecting on how the last six months have changed me as a person and a professional. So much has happened in such a short time that …
If there’s one place that has become my safe haven throughout all the craziness of my first full semester of grad school, it’s most definitely Picasso’s Pastries and Café. This well-kept secret on the corner of Westcott & Dell is a cozy little pastry shop that feels like a whole different world when your goal …
Christmas break is around the corner, and what better way to get into the holiday spirit than by cranking up some jolly tunes! If you’re like me and you’re the type of person that breaks out the ugly Christmas sweaters on November 1st at midnight, then you will love Elizabeth Chan’s work! Our most recent …
If you happen to read one of my previous posts on how powerless I felt as a Puerto Rican here in Syracuse while my entire family was facing the aftermath of Hurricane María (which you can find here), or if you’ve been paying attention to the news and social media this past month, you know …
Last Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to to see my very fist live musical. It was something I’d been dreaming of for decades and had on my bucket list even since before I knew what a bucket list was. For anyone out there that’s not aware of how the Audio Arts program works, we …
To those of us indirectly affected by the most recent natural disasters, I just want to let you know that you’re not alone. For the past 24 hours I’ve been pulling my hair, crying my eyes out, and overall, calling, texting and reaching out through every social media out there to try and get in …