How many times have you heard a person say, “I don’t care if someone is white, black, green, or polka-dotted, it’s who they are on the inside that counts.”… Read more Color Blind: Perspectives From a Polka-dotted White Lady and Her Black Friend →
Squashing Sorority Stereotypes Do the words , sorority, and Greek system, conjure up images such as the ones below? I’ll admit, I never would have joined a sorority had… Read more It Was All GREEK to Me……. →
Allow me to paint a picture of what my life was like as an adolescent. I was weird-looking, awkward, and different from my peers in every way. Here’s proof: Exhibit… Read more To All the Adolescent Freaks, Geeks, and Losers, It Gets Better! →
Disclaimer: I know these usually go at the end, but before you read this, I fully admit to being a self-proclaimed sentimental nutcase. “There are other places in Chicago to… Read more A Salute to Kow Kow Egg Rolls and Forever Friendships →
When I was younger (like last week), I used to look at beautiful females and imagine they were coasting through life without a care in the world. When you look… Read more Deconstructing the “Pretty Girl” Myth →
Comfortable In My Thick Skin 