I was looking through the class blog page attempting to find inspiration for my final blog, when I came across Sam’s blog, where she gave a rundown of her day from beginning to end. I thought this was really interesting. I’m one of those people addicted to “day in my life” TikTok or YouTube vlogs, so I thought it would be fun to give a rundown of what I did…

In a competitive sport such as figure skating, it’s rare that someone stays on the top for longer than a single season. It’s rare you even have an undefeated season. So with this in mind, you think one would eventually become “comfortable” with the idea of not winning. Wrong.   I’ve never had an undefeated season. This competition season I walked away from two competitions without placing (one gave me…

One thing about me that everyone should know is that I love live music. Concerts are my happy place and the only thing other than coffee that I will drop ungodly amounts of money on without a second thought. I really got into live music in 2020 as odd as that sounds, watching multiple live streamed concerts that some of my favorite artists did during lockdown. Before 2020, I had…

Poetry is not something I naturally gravitate towards. Reading novels brings me much joy and unfortunately I can’t say that poetry does the same. Because of this lack of love for poetry, I didn’t know where to start when it came to finding my poem for this essay. I decided to start with E.E. Cummings, enjoying the work we analyzed in class. My first thought upon seeing “[hist whist]” in…

When I say I love traveling, I mean it. I love arriving at the destination, exploring and inevitably falling in love with the place. I think it is such a privilege to be able to mark off the places you’ve been to, collect souvenirs that will forever remind you of your time there, and fondly look back on the memories you made.    After this experience, I’m not sure I…

Senior year has already taught me many things, and I feel like most of them are things we’ve heard our entire lives. I feel like they have been really reinforced throughout this semester, forcing me to pay closer attention to these five lessons than I ever have before. Maybe you also feel as if you have learned the importance of these, or you might’ve learned new lessons that you feel…

For as long as I can remember, resilience has been preached upon me. By coaches, parents, even fellow teammates. I’ve known since I was young that I needed to be quick to adapt to any challenges I faced in all aspects of my life. Looking back, I am beyond thankful that I was taught this at such a young age because as I’ve grown, it’s only become more necessary.   …

It’s true that oftentimes the smallest things in life bring us the most joy. I think that our society is so focused on the big milestones in life that we skip over the little ones. Without the little bits of happiness that make up our day to days, life would be beyond boring. We would just be sitting around waiting for something to happen. The little moments are the ones…

Since joining my organization Teams Elite in 2018, I have had the opportunity to learn eight programs that my coaches have put their heart and soul into. Deep thought went into choosing the music, choreographing, and designing the costumes. I was given each of these programs in June and would work on them day after day until late February or early March. By the end of the season, they each…

Music has always been a big part of my life. I grew up listening to so many different artists and genres through family members and friends. Music even plays a role in figure skating, being the key part of each program. Not a day goes by that I am not listening to music in some way. And what is the best way to listen to music? Live.    This past…