Occidental College

Happy Autumn! This orange and black combination reminds me of my undergrad days as an Occidental College Tiger in Los Angeles. I must admit that I was slightly miserable my first year and considered transferring to the UW where I wouldn't have had to take out loans and could have kept some of what I was earning by working full time on all my breaks. In the end, I'm so glad I stuck with it. Oxy really sharpened my critical thinking skills and I loved all the traveling abroad I got to do then. I also got to go on the best field trips ever for my Geology classes. More importantly, some of my dearest friends were the ones I made there, including Vay, whose wedding we...