I was on a road trip out to Des Moines in June of 2009 when I had one of the best wake up calls that I can remember. I was riding along in my friend’s truck and we were almost to Pittsburgh when panic had set in. I knew I had it when I left…

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. It’s in your toothbrush, the device you’re reading this blog post on, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and most regrettably, in far too many relationships. As a kid I was taught to “be yourself” and it’s a message that I am sure others have heard, but I seem to…

You must be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi The first time I saw that quote was when Erin Gruwell signed my copy of The Freedom Writers Diary. At the time I thought it was a nice, simple note but didn’t give it a lot of thought. I’m not sure…

Today I got an instant message from someone I’d not heard from in months and things started off politely, the usual “How have you been?” etc. Not one minute into the conversation things turned to “Yeah, I’m having trouble with my computer, do you think you can take a look at it for me?” I…

Penn State probably won’t like this, but I really think I got more out of my extracurricular activities than I did in any of my classes. I chose to attend Penn State Lehigh Valley mainly for financial reasons. Being a local campus, it meant I could commute from home which allowed me to save on…