Tranquilo I’m here- in Bologna, Italy- and everything is beautiful. The city, built by the pope in the 1000’s (yes, the 11th century), is nicknamed La Rossa- because everything is red from the bricks to the roofs (photo below). I’ve looked pretty idiotic so far- mostly because as far as the natives can tell, my Italian …
Author Archives: Erin
Myself, Defined
I love New Years- it’s something about the glitter, the date changing from one year to the next, and being surrounded by people I love. On the eve of January 1, 2014, I was in Washington, DC at a Campus Outreach Conference that brought together ~750 college students from all over the East coast. We …
Free to Fail
When I was studying abroad in Italy, so many friends and family members constantly checked in on me. Inevitably, their top question was always, “How’s your Italian?!” I would think of my social interactions with my roommates and say, “Yes, in fact I did talk to them about 7th Heaven” (they absolutely loved 7th Heaven, …
Connecting Cotton to Christ | A Book Review: Picking Cotton
In July 1984, Jennifer Thompson, at the time a student at Elon College, was victim to a brutal sexual assault. After her house was broken into and she was raped at gunpoint, Jennifer escaped. Picking Cotton is the memoir that covers this case, and also the story behind how Ronald Cotton was victim to mistaken identity, set …
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Almond and her friend Dee Dee Doodle
A real ode to friendship and a spin on the storybook Dee Dee Doodle and her friend Almond My stomach flipped as I dropped, free-falling on the elevator and bracing for the crash. Panic took over. My breaths became short, my mind darted between deadlines, disappointment, chalkboards, self worth- There’s a friend that creeps under my covers …
The Top 5 Habitats of Flora and Fauna in the World
I have a Top 5. I’m not talking about MySpace, or boys, or people at all. It is my 5 favorite things – excluding people and the Word – which I venture to find for a cheer-me-up and inspiration: Glitter Every color all at once Sunrises and sunsets Clear sky of stars Flowers That last …
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