Homesickness is so normal, but that doesn't deny how painful it is.
As far as American drama series of the late 90s and early 2000s go, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is a gold mine of metaphors for the lived experiences of...
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois State chapter.Do you remember when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait to go...
Dear reader, It’s okay, we’ve all been there. You aren’t alone and you never will be. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels You’re feeling...
Last week, I was working on a short paper for my comparative literature class. It was a straightforward assignment: Write one paragraph...
Movies and books often romanticize college. They make it look like the best four years of your life. From the perspective of a freshman at Texas A&M University, this...
We may be from the same country, but sometimes it feels like we're from different planets.
As with any new transition, beginning college is a journey that is laced with many unknowns. A lot of people may find this exciting. Those...
Study Abroad isn't always the sunshine-and-rainbows it's made out to be. That doesn't mean it's not worth the experience.
As we knew it would, summer flew by too quickly, and now it’s time to get back to the university grind. Looking over my entire coursework...