Throughout the semester, I’ve noticed a variety of bloggers on our AP Lit dashboard. As Ms. Trowbridge has pointed out, each person seems to have a unique theme encapsulating their overall persona. And since our semester is coming to an end, I think it’s only fitting that I commemorate some of these unique personalities.   […]

Growing up under the watch of strict Asian parents, I’ve been used to spending my days at home. Banned from browsing the internet, watching TV, and inviting friends over, I became especially adept at entertaining myself with little means. As a child, books, artwork, and the great outdoors were my primary sources of entertainment, filling […]

Ever since I read the Dear Dumb Diary series in 3rd grade, I’ve been captivated by the idea of journaling.   Jamie Kelly’s dramatic middle school life taught me that mean girls could be brought down with scissors and an annoying 2nd cousin twice removed, that bad meat loaf ruins lives, and that the seemingly […]

I am the worst Canadian I know. Forget about Justin Bieber.  For the past 12 years of my life, I have pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America every morning.  One day I looked around my AP Stats classroom and realized I was one of 3 people standing for the pledge.  […]

Whenever I ask my mom to teach me how to cook, I always get the same extremely vague and unhelpful answers. Whether she is trying to protect her secret recipes from me or assert her monopoly over the kitchen, I honestly don’t know. However, in light of going away to college next year, I became […]