McNair Scholars National Conference in College Park, MD

McNair Scholars National Conference in College Park, MD

About two weeks ago, I attended my first professional conference. Thanks to the McNair Scholars program, undergraduate student in the program spent the weekend networking, eating good food, speaking to graduate schools, listening to panel discussions, and presenting academic research.…

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Studying Abroad in Florence, Italy

Studying Abroad in Florence, Italy

Ciao, Firenze! The last half of my trip was spent in beautiful Florence. Unlike Rome, Florence was clam, small, and charming. Don’t get me wrong though, there are probably just as many (or more) bars and clubs and places to…

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Study Abroad ’15 Part One: ROME, Italy

Study Abroad ’15 Part One: ROME, Italy

When in Roma… My foreign adventure began in Rome after an eight hour flight to Frankfurt, Germany, and then another two hour flight into Italy. Rome is an amazing, beautiful, and historic place. All I could think of was The…

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Pre-Trip Preparation: Studying Abroad in Italy

Pre-Trip Preparation: Studying Abroad in Italy

At the beginning of this semester, I was accepted to my very first study abroad program. I was chosen to spend a week in Italy studying apparel and textile merchandising, while earning three credit hours. This was my very FIRST…

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What I Got For Christmas 2014

What I Got For Christmas 2014

I got some of the most amazing gifts this year! I am incredibly blessed and thankful for all of my family and friends who got me gifts. Basically, I got everything I wanted and more. It made me feel so…

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Weekend Family Getaway: Clarksville, TN

Weekend Family Getaway: Clarksville, TN

This past weekend, my parents and sisters and I loaded up the Explorer and drove over eight hours away to Clarksville, TN (right outside of Nashville) to have a relaxing weekend at my Grandparents house. I haven’t visited them in…

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Roller Coaster Mania: Sandusky, OH

Roller Coaster Mania: Sandusky, OH

Yesterday me, my friend, her cousin, and brother drove two hours to Sandusky, Ohio in order to relieve some stress by screaming at the top of our lungs on roller coasters at Cedar Point! I’ve been to Cedar Point about four…

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Fashion Markets: New York City, NY

Fashion Markets: New York City, NY

Thanks to my Apparel and Textile Merchandising program at Eastern Michigan University I was able to take a week long course exploring the fashion markets of New York City! For anyone who wants to work in the fashion industry, you…

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Spring Break in Panama City Beach, FL

Spring Break in Panama City Beach, FL

I got to tag along with my younger cousin for her senior year spring break trip. Me, my 17 year-old cousin, her best friend, and my other cousin who is 19, all took on the 16 hour drive from the…

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