You may have noticed it. During lunch in the courtyard. After school on the turf. At sporting events, in backyards, virtually everywhere, you’re seeing it. We’re talking, of course, about hacky sack. Hacky sacking, once popular among teens and young adults of the ‘80s and ‘90s, involves kicking...

My Spring break was quiet. No plans, just sitting at home, figuring out what to do. It’s crazy how we go from tests and extracurriculars everyday to a week of almost no obligations. It really gave me the time to think about who I really am, besides a student.  So much of our days are spent finishing...

Change your default setting to amusement.  You heard me. That’s something I heard online that really resonated with me about a year ago, and is what I practice in my daily life.  The idea is that you should approach every situation with a feeling of being slightly amused rather than slightly...

My earliest memories are of long sunny days playing outside with the neighborhood kids, riding bikes down large hills, and coming home to steaming curries and rice.  Food is something that has remained an item of nostalgia for me, as the quick jab of a spice brings both tears to my eyes and a hissing...