While it probably makes sense to use each social media platform pretty similarly — just as a showcase of your life — there is some curation that I put into each one and a goal I have for each moving forward.
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Blog and Portfolio of Madison Mercado.
While it probably makes sense to use each social media platform pretty similarly — just as a showcase of your life — there is some curation that I put into each one and a goal I have for each moving forward.
Read MoreA quick reflection on my freshman year of college. It’s almost a month since I finished my freshman year of college, and I’m finding it difficult to generalize the year in a few words. It would be wrong to say that it was “the best and one for the books” or “the worst school year…
Read MoreRepost of my article published for Her Campus BU on February 19, 2021. You can read it on their website here too. As expected, moving 3,000 miles away from home for college means that you are going to miss a lot of family time. With that, you also miss many family holiday celebrations. The Lunar New…
Read MoreAmidst my first New England winter, the spring semester has begun. It is very cold and snowy in Boston, and it’s the first time I’ve experienced single-digit temperatures outside. That was how I spent my first week. (AND a Nor’easter is coming in later today, which could end up being the most snow I’ve ever…
Read MoreAnd some unrelated photos of Boston and BU Going into my first semester of college, I already knew everything was going to be different because of the pandemic. I was fortunate to go to a school that was still having some in-person classes because we were getting tested every three days and there were daily…
Read MoreHello again. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted something on this blog, which is probably my fault because it’s been quite the first semester of college, and adjusting to something like that is not easy, I don’t think, especially amidst a pandemic. I am extremely fortunate to be on campus, but I know it’s not…
Read MoreCoincidentally, the end of my current journal coincides with the end of summer vacation. It’s a bit sad to see this journal go because I’ve been so attached to it when quarantine/self-isolation times began, but with a new school year comes a lot of new things. One of which is a new bullet journal. With…
Read Moreand How I’m Still Learning and Improving Besides the booksmarts that I destroyed my sleep schedule for in high school, if there was one takeaway that I absolutely appreciate, it would be how I learned to be a more assertive person. Obviously, there is so much left to learn when it comes to advocating for…
Read More(which is not really, but getting there) With everyone at home self isolating because of the coronavirus, working at home is a norm that seemed to only be reserved for freelancers, bloggers, and youtubers. Now, we’re all at home doing work and school in a country and economy that is seemingly falling apart. I am…
Read MoreI wrote a couple cheesy poems for the winter season. If you are interested in a visual representation of these poems, I made an accompanying video on my youtube channel. winter ice It is difficult to climb an ice cube. You take a trek But it’s cold and slippery And once you reach the top…
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