College
Growing up in the suburbs of southern California, I knew a few things to be true about my family. Most importantly, I knew that all we had were each other. Unlike my friends at school, we did not have any extended family. There were no big Thanksgivings, hangouts with our…
When our two kids were getting ready to choose their colleges, our family’s schedule seemed to get busier than ever.For months, our school breaks and weekends were filled with the same monotonous routine: Drive several hours to a college, take a tour of the campus, and head back home.Not only…
After spending two months watching women and girls fetch water from the village tap and then walk home with the enormous containers balanced on their heads, I had become increasingly determined to try to help with this daily task. I had admired the women’s strength before, but as my neck…
Two years ago, I found myself sitting in my car outside a dance studio for my first ballet class. I laughed a little as I texted a friend that I was nervous to go inside.I was 23, and my last experience with any sort of dance had been many years…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John von Seggern, founder of Futureproof Music School. It has been edited for length and clarity.In the 90s, the music scene in Asia was booming. I’m a bass player and jazz musician, and I was drawn to Japan in particular. Japanese…
Anna Kendrick, 40, says watching her friends go to college made her second-guess her decision to pursue acting.”I was really, really jealous of all my friends that were going to college. Number one, because I felt really insecure about not going to college. I have a whole, you know, complex…
In my family, Sunday was always family dinner night. Whether the Packers earned another triumphant win, a swim meet went late, or a last-minute homework assignment loomed on Monday morning, that time to eat and enjoy each other’s company was an appointment that could not be canceled.When my two boys…
Dear For Love & Money,I am the oldest daughter of three siblings. I’m three years older than my brother and 12 years older than my sister. We have a great, tight-knit family, and my parents have always showered us with love.However, my issue is that my parents have changed their…
It felt like someone was stabbing me in the stomach.At the time, there were plenty of halfway reasonable explanations why my stomach might be hurting. Maybe it’s a cold. Maybe I have the flu. Maybe this is just me getting used to college food. Or maybe I just got punched…
