Author Archives: geministar8806

Some FIU graduating seniors are refusing to apply to FIU’s graduate school due to lack of “true graduate classes”. In some majors’ departments, the “graduate classes” are simple undergraduate classes with a graduate course number shared with undergraduates/underclassmen. This makes … Continue reading →

I have a box. I can neither touch it or see it, but I know it’s there. Why? Because I can feel it and I also created it myself. It’s a box with one of my greatest fears inside. The … Continue reading →

I was so happy to move to Miami. Ecstatic might actually be a more fitting word. Coming from Los Angeles to Miami, I was so excited about going from one diverse city to another. I’m studying Asian Studies, which is … Continue reading →

“Nothing” is my enemy. It’s a dark little monster that seems to creep in the night when silence decided to become my friend. Lying in my bed in the dark, I stared at the ceiling while my eyes adjusted.  Trying … Continue reading →

In a beige-colored office with flourescent lighting, a woman sits in a chair, clutching her child. Inside she was praying for the health of her baby, praying that it didn’t carry her life-changing disease. HIV had taken over her home … Continue reading →

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Through an image, we can see every detail. Through an emotion on a person’s face or the  chaos in surroundings, a picture is a story and a memory forever preserved in … Continue reading →

Now,  I know how absurd it might sound by putting “Samuel Adams” and “Blogger” in the same sentence. I’m not here to say that Sam Adams has all of sudden rose from the grave and now has a popular blog … Continue reading →