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Oooh We’re Halfway There, OoohOH Halfway Done with College

By: Madison Mercado July 17, 2022

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A few lessons learned from another year of college finally completed.

The Best Thing to do in Boston: Walking the Charles River Esplanade

By: Madison Mercado April 6, 2022April 5, 2022

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Spring has finally sprung in Boston! …Well, at least for a few days out of the week. But for those few days of 60-degree weather and light breezes, comes my favorite activity to do in the city: take miles long walks on the Charles River Esplanade.

I’m Really a College Student Now

By: Madison Mercado June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

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A 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…

What I Thought of My First Semester of College

By: Madison Mercado December 28, 2020February 1, 2021

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And 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…