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It is the day before classes start and my mind is restless thinking about the impending semester. I decide to make the most out of one the last hot days of the summer and go to the beach. I walk … Continue reading →

The passage described below can be found in The Odyssey Book 5, Lines 437-456, or on page 395 in the 3rd Edition of The Norton Anthology. The passage provides a very detailed description of Odysseus’ battle with the sea following … Continue reading →

Walking into the park feels like coming back home after a long vacation. I don’t quite remember where my things go and it feels like everything is both new and old at the same time. Although now, instead of coming … Continue reading →

Sometimes the most interesting odysseys occur while traveling from point A to point B, and other times while you’re sitting in your psych lecture listening to a McGraw Hill representative. This woman was quite a journey all on her own. … Continue reading →

4:47PM Thursday, August 25th I stroll out of Baruch into the 25th street plaza and began to contemplate the journey ahead. I needed to reach the Jersey shore that night to visit some family, and that meant using the dreaded NJ Transit. Since … Continue reading →

The seven train at 9PM was perfect for dodging both rush hour crowds and late-night eccentric personalities. Expectedly, I managed to find a seat on the ends. A man hurried through the closing doors, barely squeezing through. He sat down near … Continue reading →

Simply put, I had not touched the steering wheel of a car since December of 2014 when I made my 2003 Mazda 6 nonexistent. Fortunately, the car was already crumbling and nothing happened to me aside from a mild shock, … Continue reading →

It was 8 a.m., the earliest I’ve been up in weeks. I locked the first door to my house, sat on the steps leading down to the front door, and tied the laces to my cat Vans. With my playlist … Continue reading →

All I can hear is the sirens from the ambulance outside, rushing her through the door. As I ran through the door to see what was happening. All you can see is blood everywhere just dripping down the stretcher to … Continue reading →

It was 4:45pm last Thursday, and I had just finished the first day of my first semester at Baruch College. “ Now I had to make it to Port Authority Bus Terminal for my 5:10pm bus, which is scheduled to … Continue reading →