Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer: Better than the movies
It’s like the movies; maybe a little better I was given the privilege to experience being at a world-renowned university for 3 weeks. I ate at the dining hall, slept at the resid ...
Read More »Rejection: How to Overcome this Evil
As any other Ivy-dreamers, my eyes were fixated to a 5.5-inch screen displaying a kind of the most important letters I had ever received since 1997. My hands were vibrating. My li ...
Read More »College: Not for a profession, but for life.
“How was summer?” The teacher asked. “Short.” The students replied. Common, expected and no-brainer q&a’s that teachers never fail to ask and students always make clear. With ...
Read More »Lessons to Begin and End With
August 1, 2014- the first day of a month, but it's not just any day and not just any month. Today I attended an official tour for freshmen- the first official university freshmen ...
Read More »5 Quotes To Kickstart Your August
1. "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone” – Neale Donald Walsch Have you always wanted to get involved with a certain organization, learn how to cook, play an instrument, l ...
Read More »The STORY of FEET
The STORY of FEET I’ve been thinking a lot about what advice to give my brother who will be going to the States in a few weeks. This story is for him. This is about the story ou ...
Read More »Lessons and Analogies from the Tokyo Skyline
LESSONS & ANALOGIES FROM THE SKYLINE Skylines are easily my favorite things in the world even if I’m afraid of heights. Skylines just give you this sense of independence and p ...
Read More »The Katamari Effect
Life is made of small decisions; one man does not make an army, but an army is made of men. I definitely learned this golden nugget from Katamari Damacy. For those who aren’t fami ...
Read More »Breaking Boundaries with Teach for Philippines
As members of the next generation, it's our responsibility to take action for situations, where we can make a difference. Even the smallest of actions can make the biggest impact ...
Read More »Wheels of the Bus
I had just got on the bus when I read my brother’s message, asking me to write something for the Global Youth Journal. I had been meaning to, but I just had not found the inspirat ...
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