That girl who thought it was impossible to ever move forward, to ever get college credits, to change her life is, believe it or not, now a mentor. Quite frankly, I can’t believe it. I have found what I want to do with the rest of my life. And I can say with complete conviction that I love it.
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Diary of a… Fulfilled American Dream
Moving to this country 11 years ago was one of my biggest struggles as a child. Today, I thank God for giving me the courage to keep my vision and trust my struggles. As a child, I always wanted to live in the U.S. Every time I watched movies I used to say, “One day […]
Diary of … a first-generation Hispanic
I always give a really long answer about my family lineage —“I’m Cuban but I was born in the US…” I can identify more with the Cuban culture, but I was born here, so what does that make me?
Diary of a…Film Extra
NSU student, Kelsey Cortez, describing her experience of being a film extra in the movie “Rock of Ages”.
Diary of a…{9/11 Memoir}
Debbie Mejia, sophmore legal studies major, speaks bout the memories of the 9/11 attack which happened when she was eight years old and in the third grade.
Diary of… a Student Who Studied Abroad
We studied with about 40-50 different students from all around the US and all around the world. I now know people from about 15 different states and even met a girl from Iceland. I don’t know why that is so exciting to me, but it is.
I look back at my experience and thank God everyday for giving me the opportunity to have my eyes opened. Although we had to give up a lot to go on this trip, it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I was always an optimistic person, and this trip showed me all the possibilities that are out there, and now that I have had a piece of it I know that if I work hard, I can do it all.
Diary of… a Contemporary Pop Artist
My name is Albina and I’m a recent resident to the state of Florida. I emigrated from my native country of Russia in 2001 and have since been privileged to live in several states as well as travel throughout the US and abroad. While living in Richmond, Virginia I exhibited work at several Richmond galleries […]
Diary of… a student who visited genocide memorials abroad
Lindsey Farah Goldstein is a sophomore education major and leadership minor. She is the vice president of Hillel, is in the Razor’s Edge Leadership Scholarship Program, is the Relay for Life Committee Team Development Chair, is the Office of Student Activities SEA Thursday Chair, is the Secretary and Historian of CAUSE and an Orientation Assistant for the 2012-2013 school year. Her favorite quote is, “Life is like photography, you develop from the negatives.”
Diary of… a student who attended a medical convention
Saamia Shaikh is a senior biology major. She is originally from Pakistan, but grew up in Orlando. She is the president of the Pre-Medical Society, as well as the co-president of the Pakistani Student Association. She is also a member of President’s 64 and on the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’s Academic Integrity Committee. When Saamia is not studying, she is reading, doing research, volunteering in her community and spending time with friends and family.
Diary of… a human trafficking victim
Katariina Rosenblatt is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. As a human trafficking victim herself, shehopes to host an NSU symposium about human trafficking in the fall and has a web site, www.thereishopeforme.org, to help victims.