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by CaseyPosted onMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023Personal NarrativesLeave a comment on When will my life begin?

When will my life begin?

If you’ve seen Tangled, there’s a song in it where Rapunzel sings, “When will my life begin?” I know I’m in a very different situation…

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by CaseyPosted onDecember 5, 2021December 5, 2021Academics

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Some people have their lives figured out for them. They shoot straight as an arrow through grade school, college, and into the career they’ve always…

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by CaseyPosted onOctober 19, 2021Uncategorized

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop: A Movie Review

Let’s face it: I chose to watch this movie because of the pretty title and even prettier animation. I’ve fallen in love with the relaxing,…

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by CaseyPosted onOctober 5, 2021October 19, 2021Travel

A Netherlands Travel Diary Not Spent in Amsterdam

Traveling in Turbulent Times We’re going through a period of fluctuation. One minute, everything seems fine. People are getting vaccinated, mask mandates are getting lifted.…

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by CaseyPosted onJanuary 2, 2021January 3, 2021Personal Narratives

We’re all Imposters

I got into the elevator behind the maid. “¿Cuál tierra?” she asked me. “Cinco,” I replied. And then she took off into telling me about…

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by CaseyPosted onSeptember 24, 2020October 6, 2021Travel

Why We Need Souvenirs

It can be as simple as a seashell, as delicate as a snowglobe, or as cliché as an I ♥ NY shirt. Souvenirs are an…

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Plumeria Flower
by CaseyPosted onAugust 8, 2020January 2, 2021Personal Narratives2 Comments on Discovering Hawaiian Culture Through Dance

Discovering Hawaiian Culture Through Dance

If you’re a dancer who comes from a ballet background, you’ve probably done what we call “character” dance. This usually involves various European cultural dances.…

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by CaseyPosted onApril 24, 2020January 27, 2021Creative Writing

Dinner in Heidelberg, Germany

I was exhausted. And even worse, I was hungry. I sat, nearly panting, as I searched up a place to eat. Schnitzelbank was about a…

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by CaseyPosted onApril 4, 2020April 15, 2020Academics

How to Make College Decisions Without Visiting Campus

This was originally a piece I wrote for Empowerly, the college counseling company I work for, but somebody else wrote a very similar piece at…

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by CaseyPosted onMarch 29, 2020August 26, 2022Academics

Unique Swedish Words that Don’t Translate into English

I learned quite a few Swedish words while living in Sweden (on top of the swear words that every Swede I encountered thought appropriate to…

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  • A Netherlands Travel Diary Not Spent in Amsterdam
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