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Stranded in D.C.: A lesson I didn't ask for

My friends and I at the Washington Monument before things went south. Last week, I found myself stranded in Washington, D.C., with two friends, no phones and zero sense of direction in the middle of the night. I like to believe everything happens for a reason. In this particular case, the universe decided the “reason” was to test my survival skills and teach me the importance of always having a portable charger on hand. Let me set the scene: I was in Washington, D.C., for a s

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What Formula 1 taught me about the internship hunt

My internship "contract" last summer at IW Group. It’s silly season — for students. If you’re a Formula One fan, you know exactly what I mean. For everyone else, here’s the breakdown: Silly season is the most chaotic time of the year in Formula 1. It’s when teams and drivers scramble to negotiate contracts for the next season. Deals are uncertain, tensions are high and no one’s future feels guaranteed. Sound familiar? Because right now, a lot of students are going through the

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Oct 292 min read

Redefining myself after Division 1 volleyball

From earlier this year — me with the volleyball team I coached. I’ve talked about my Division I athlete past life on this blog before, but today I want to discuss the aftermath of that experience. When I was a collegiate volleyball player, there was a term we used to describe nonathletes: narp. I honestly couldn’t tell you where that word came from, but I know that as athletes, we definitely used it in a condescending way. So, naturally, when I made the decision to quit volle

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Oct 212 min read

Formula 1 goes country: Everything to watch for at COTA

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen in 2018. It’s race weekend in Austin, Texas, and many American fans are celebrating the fact that they don’t have to wake up at the crack of dawn to catch the race. Personally, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I can tune into the qualifying session at 2 p.m. on Saturday and then the race at 12 p.m. on Sunday. The Circuit of the Americas — or COTA — has been on the Formula One calendar since its debut in November 2012. In my opinion, i

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Oct 153 min read