Answering questions about life in post-grad
March has been an utterly chaotic, all-over-the-place, unexpected kind of month. I’m definitely glad to be at its end. It’s raining at night while I write this to you, and I’m looking forward to warmer, spring days to come. After months of waiting and hoping and uncertainty, it feels good to come to the blog … Continue reading life update of march 2025
Hello, friends! If you have an upcoming trip to New York City this year, or if you’re curious about the places I’ve gotten to try, especially through grad school, keep on reading! I split up this food and drink guide into boroughs because I thought location would be best. Depending on where you’re staying or … Continue reading a food and drink guide to nyc
Hi friends! It’s been a long time since I sat down and wrote on this blog. It was an unintended break. I had friends visiting for two weekends and I never finished writing the post that I had planned for the end of October. Let me catch you up on some updates: I finished my … Continue reading a little life recap + kate’s wedding
Hi friends! I wanted to do this in the style of @kimberly on TikTok–her brutally honest days in my life. Here’s a few days in my life as someone who’s trying to cherish these days she’ll know a part of her will miss someday. Related Post: tuesday of spring semester | columbia chronicles Thursday April 11, … Continue reading days in my life | columbia chronicles
The posts that I missed writing when I graduated college in May 2022 were the end of semester reflection posts. These posts gave me an avenue to look back on the semester, see the gems I had, celebrate the wins I experienced, and mourn the losses I had. So it’s been a pleasant surprise to … Continue reading fall semester of journalism school reflection
It’s that time of the year, a time to assess the year that has gone by. The lessons we learned, the trips we went on, the moments we enjoyed (or didn’t). 2023 was a strange year for me. I started off the year still job hunting, but my heart wasn’t in it anymore, and now … Continue reading what i’ve learned in 2023 + 2023 Highlights
I know I haven’t been the best at sharing my Columbia life, but I did want to share the last day of fall semester with you. Fall semester was hard, and was super super busy, but I’m glad it’s time to rest and relax (even while working on my Master’s project). Friday December 15, 2023 … Continue reading Last day of fall semester | columbia chronicles
These days, due to the whole being-in-grad-school thing, I don’t have much time to travel for weekends. (Unfortunately, there isn’t such a thing as being off from your work. A thing I’m grappling with in whether or not I want to be a reporter.) But I booked a weekend off a week in advance to … Continue reading autumn girlie weekend in connecticut
Hello friends! Hope the fall weather hasn’t been too chilly for you! As for me, I’ve been working hard as a reporter in New York City. It’s often been a challenge but it’s also been a great way to learn about a million different subjects and get a taste of what every industry has to … Continue reading a Journalist’s guide to life
As a grad student, life is expensive. But a grad student in New York City is just pure insanity. Saving money is absolutely essential. Living here, things are way more expensive than they need to be. Just this weekend, I bought a small cup of Earl Grey tea for 4 dollars. 4 dollars! I could’ve … Continue reading how to save money as a grad student
Lately I’ve been reading Wendell Berry, trying to figure out why he is so beloved and to gain a greater understanding of his views of the world. It’s his fiction that I’ve enjoyed. His stories about Port William are a reminder of the Avonlea and Mitford I long for. These stories are written in the … Continue reading Vocare, a call to place
Hello friends! Welcome back to the blog! Things have been a little bit shifty when it comes to hosting, so I’m back on my original frontier. (I’ll probably talk more about this soon in a life update.) This past week, an idea occurred to me, and I was, at once, shocked, that it had not … Continue reading NYC vs Virginia
Studying Life with Gigi 