In Their Words

City Boy to Mountain Man

Moving from New York City to the Mountains of Vermont was a tremendous change of atmosphere to say the least. Moving from the city that never sleeps to a small mountain town where everyone knows each other was definitely a culture shock for me. But it was the change I can say I really needed. Personally I needed to get away from that big city life. Don’t get me wrong, I love my city but everyone needs a break from things the love sometimes. What I really miss about being home is if I need to go the store at one in the morning for food, there’s at least a dozen stores still open. As for here everything shuts down at 10pm and you need a car to get anywhere. But it’s okay, I enjoy the simplicity and tranquility of Vermont. You can’t have everything your way but it’s okay... Read more →

Norwich Nursing

Midterms are wrapped up and I couldn’t be happier about my grades (especially Anatomy, that’s a hard course!). This gave me lots of time to sit down and think back to all that I’ve accomplished in the past two months, even though it seemed to fly by. Norwich has taught me so much in such a short amount of time. I walk to chow and see disciplined rooks cheering as I think to myself, “Wow, my college is so cool and unique”. And though I’m not entirely taking Nursing courses yet (it’s mostly gen-ed’s), I know that as I continue to study I will become an even smarter and successful woman. Read more →

Try Your Hardest: Mental Health Blog #2

The other night I was hanging out with my friends in South hall of the civilian dorms. Me and my friend both struggle with worrying about different things all the time, and my other friend who had never experienced this was asking questions about what it entailed. He asked what I’m insecure about. I said “my body, my acne, my attitude, I think no ones cares about me sometimes,” He responded saying, “Can’t you tell yourself that you do look good, and that you are a great friend?” And I said, “Just because I tell myself something does not believe my brain will believe it.” And that’s true. So many of us as people, as students in college, battle insecurities. The entire point of our insecurities is that we wish the bad thoughts go away, but no matter what you tell yourself they always race back to you. Just know... Read more →