Crimson opinion writer
Jerrica H. Li
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Full Circle: Lessons From a Gap Year
At this point, I’ve given up on trying to label things. I just go where I feel is best. And Harvard, though always the ending place of my gap year, was never the final destination. The journey continues.
Dancing, Floating, and Journeying Back to Harvard
During my gap year, I wrote down and sought out lessons about myself to remember when I returned, accruing an arsenal of stress-relief coping mechanisms.
How I Survive Modern-Day Political Pessimism
How do we care about the big things while taking care of our individual selves? Loving people is hard; loving populations harder still. But because I can’t force others to act how I feel is sensible, I can only better myself to be an example.
A Gap Year May Be the Education You Need
My gap year was the beginning of contemplation, one I hope you will join with me, of the structures we exist in and whether they serve us, and whether we are serving ourselves.