Since most of my traveling will be from Thursday-Sunday (my classes are stacked M-W) during my time abroad, my “weekly blogs” will end...

“Hello from Praha” (“Dobrý den, Praha”) will be my series of weekly blog posts about my study away experience. Days will be longer or...

I’m sitting across from Ben Hon, better known by his 34.4k followers on Instagram as @stuffbeneats, inside the Vietnamese restaurant...

As I close out The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, I wanted to turn the page by reflecting on fresh starts of mine. It’s easy for me...

Happiness Resolution #10: Post more frequently, less wordily. I’ve been in an uncannily good mood lately. It’s summer, I’m seeing old...

I’m sitting on a bench in Tompkins Square Park, reading a book next to Sandra and enjoying a rare errand-free afternoon in the heart of...

Sponge. At least that’s what Kathleen Dunlap, CEO of Girls Who Invest, urged me to be today after I toured Urban Outfitters HQ in...

This post summarizes the work performed, goals accomplished, and lessons learned by the Stern International Volunteers of 2017 during...

Date Visited: April 3, 2017 | Address: 15 E 31st St “Guys, I just realized something. It’s called Take31 because it’s located on 31st...

Petrichor, backyard barbeques, and car exhaust; the humid blanket of 80 degree weather; the busy highways overlooking a sunset-lit...

Hot, humid air envelops us in dusty clouds as we step into the city of Accra, Ghana. Through our bus windows, we watch taxis and buses...

Today, I am heading to Waodtze Tsatoe, a small village in eastern Ghana, with the Stern International Volunteers to develop two small...

. . . to share some interesting words I’ve overheard these past couple of weeks. “I know this is going to sound weird, but please laugh...

Date Visited: February 11, 2017 | Address: 13 E 37th St A one Michelin Star restaurant at a reasonable, college-student-budget price?...

Date Visited: February 10, 2017 | Address: 93 University Pl Nothing makes up for freezing-rain-with-30-minute-train-delays-coming-from-wo...

Date Visited: February 5, 2017 | Address: 65 Bayard Place After squeezing through endless crowds and wading through seas of rainbow...

Date Visited: February 5, 2017 | Address: 339 Greenwich St Sunday brunch at one of six Sarabeth’s locations is a quintessential NYC...

Date Visited: February 3, 2017 | Address: 113 University Place Motto: “Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano.” “If you have an easy-going...

Date Visited: January 29th, 2017 | Address: 34 Cooper Square “John, you’re the expert at cooking BBQ at 4 A.M. I trust you with the...

Date Visited: January 28, 2017 | Address: 108 W 4th Street New Year tradition: “The more dumplings you eat, the richer of a new year...