We’re overeducated and underexperienced, when really it should be the other way around. It’s a pity – and a case of misallocated resources – considering higher education is getting more and more expensive while salaries are not really keeping up in these economic times. I keep hearing advice from people: get this Master’s degree, or…
As you probably can see from this blog, I think about international social and political issues a lot. I’m an economics and political science major, meaning I’m constantly learning about things like the devastating effects of neoliberal reforms in Latin America, or the failure of democracy in Iran, or the failures of international criminal justice….
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about success. Where does it come from? How can we define it? And how do the most “successful” people get there? Recent posts written by Grace and Jamie got me thinking even more and inspired me to add my thoughts to the conversation. The way I see it, there…
Recently, I began following @notorture on twitter – a great organization called Survivors of Torture, International. I soon discovered that the Public Affairs Director of the organization, Maren Dougherty, was a graduate of my own university – Northwestern University. Naturally, I was excited to find an alumni through twitter, and I was even more excited…
Recently I’ve been thinking about what it means to be authentic to yourself. It means understanding who you are and sticking to that, and making decisions based on your personal hopes, dreams, passions, and preferences. It means not settling for a job you don’t love, even in this economy. It means staying true to yourself….
Here is a guest post I recently wrote for my friend Grace’s blog. Grace is featuring guest posts by fellow Gen Yers on the topic “What Inspires You?” in order to find out what makes Gen Y tick. I’m honored that she asked me to write a blog for her theme, and I am posting…