Self

DISPATCH | The children yearn for T9s: summer sans smartphone

DISPATCH | The children yearn for T9s: summer sans smartphone

Vitus Larrieu

“Nothing about my habits improved because I didn't work to change them. I just hoped that using a more restrictive phone would do the hard part for me.”

“Nothing about my habits improved because I didn't work to change them. I just hoped that using a more restrictive phone would do the hard part for me.”

THE PROSPECT | 07/26/2023

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DISPATCH | A very Gershwin summer: seeing Paris as it is and as it is not

DISPATCH | A very Gershwin summer: seeing Paris as it is and as it is not

Abigail Rabieh

“...there is nothing I can do but be swept along and attempt to fit in as much as possible before my short stint is up.”

 “...there is nothing I can do but be swept along and attempt to fit in as much as possible before my short stint is up.” 

THE PROSPECT | 07/14/2023

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DISPATCH | Summer fun and Cali sun: Commemorating 2010’s pop songs

DISPATCH | Summer fun and Cali sun: Commemorating 2010’s pop songs

Alyssa Lloyd

“As a result of this new adaptation to adult life, I have learned a few important lessons. For instance, did you know in order to make dinner, you have to predict when you will be hungry an hour in advance?”

“As a result of this new adaptation to adult life, I have learned a few important lessons. For instance, did you know in order to make dinner, you have to predict when you will be hungry an hour in advance?”

THE PROSPECT | 07/12/2023

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DISPATCH | Déjà vu from Aix to Shanghai

DISPATCH | Déjà vu from Aix to Shanghai

Jacqueline Zhou

“Upon arriving in Aix, however, a different type of déjà vu set in. It was the familiarity of home, which was strange considering this was my first time in Europe.”

“Upon arriving in Aix, however, a different type of déjà vu set in. It was the familiarity of home, which was strange considering this was my first time in Europe.”

THE PROSPECT | 07/12/2023

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DISPATCH | Retracing my steps in the desert

DISPATCH | Retracing my steps in the desert

Jessica Wang

“Every day, there was the same endless blue sky, clear and unforgiving, with the occasional raven soaring past alone. At night, it transformed into an expansive darkness freckled with the most beautiful clear stars.”

“Every day, there was the same endless blue sky, clear and unforgiving, with the occasional raven soaring past alone. At night, it transformed into an expansive darkness freckled with the most beautiful clear stars.”

THE PROSPECT | 06/14/2023

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DISPATCH | The slightest of sounds: Observing wildlife in the Amazon

DISPATCH | The slightest of sounds: Observing wildlife in the Amazon

Brian Mhando

“Since we are doing work in quite possibly the most species-abundant forest in the world, I’ve managed to see some pretty amazing animals.”

“Since we are doing work in quite possibly the most species-abundant forest in the world, I’ve managed to see some pretty amazing animals.”

THE PROSPECT | 06/14/2023

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For all the tigers, one last time

For all the tigers, one last time

José Pablo Fernández García

“Our old Nassau for which we gather year after year demands that neither time nor friends be let to pass simply into the dark vaults of our memory.”

“Our old Nassau for which we gather year after year demands that neither time nor friends be let to pass simply into the dark vaults of our memory.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/29/2023

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For all the tigers’ teachers

For all the tigers’ teachers

José Pablo Fernández García

“In my case, in the hardest of moments, it has been a teacher’s outstretched hand that has pulled me out and forward. I can think of so many little moments — moments so small I wonder if they even registered as consequential for them but were seismic for me.”

“In my case, in the hardest of moments, it has been a teacher’s outstretched hand that has pulled me out and forward. I can think of so many little moments — moments so small I wonder if they even registered as consequential for them but were seismic for me.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/25/2023

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Reflecting on French toast and memory

Reflecting on French toast and memory

Isabella Dail

“In this sense, I am afraid of the “Breezy Point effect,” or that the joyful memories and personal connections from this year will exist only in my memories. In other words, I am worried about losing the wonderful people that I have met and no longer having the chance to create more experiences with them”

“In this sense, I am afraid of the “Breezy Point effect,” or that the joyful memories and personal connections from this year will exist only in my memories. In other words, I am worried about losing the wonderful people that I have met and no longer having the chance to create more experiences with them.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2023

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Farewell to Forbes

Farewell to Forbes

Emily Miller

“It has been a privilege to be part of it for the past four years. To those still here, treasure it. It is not too late to make lifelong friendships and memories. And when you eventually move on, you will bring with you more than just sweatshirts.”

“It has been a privilege to be part of it for the past four years. To those still here, treasure it. It is not too late to make lifelong friendships and memories. And when you eventually move on, you will bring with you more than just sweatshirts.”

THE PROSPECT | 04/26/2023

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Becoming a leader: Naval ROTC reflections, Part Two

Becoming a leader: Naval ROTC reflections, Part Two

Abigail McRea, William Suringa, and Lea Casano-Boris

“Happiness, sadness, fear, anger — these are all quotidian emotions, but motivation is much harder to come by.”

“Happiness, sadness, fear, anger — these are all quotidian emotions, but motivation is much harder to come by.”

THE PROSPECT | 04/13/2023

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A challenging yet rewarding life: Naval ROTC reflections, Part One

A challenging yet rewarding life: Naval ROTC reflections, Part One

Abigail McRea, Wyatt Rogers, and Megan Ogawa

“Though NROTC sometimes looks like exhausting weeks and sleepless nights, one thing that keeps us going is a shared appreciation for a challenging but rewarding way of life.”

“Though NROTC sometimes looks like exhausting weeks and sleepless nights, one thing that keeps us going is a shared appreciation for a challenging but rewarding way of life.”

THE PROSPECT | 04/11/2023

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Princeton, my once-impossible rainbow connection

Princeton, my once-impossible rainbow connection

Avery Danae Williams

When I found a YouTube video of Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Walter singing “The Rainbow Connection” live on Good Morning America, it sounded like Kermit saw me for who I was: an eleven-year-old lover and dreamer, determined to stand out amongst her peers. 

When I found a YouTube video of Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Walter singing “The Rainbow Connection” live on Good Morning America, it sounded like Kermit saw me for who I was: an eleven-year-old lover and dreamer, determined to stand out amongst her peers. 

THE PROSPECT | 03/30/2023

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Life advice from ‘Emma’

Life advice from ‘Emma’

Anthony Nathan

“As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’d like to raise a glass, or perhaps a cup of tea (in true Regency fashion), to Emma Woodhouse, a literary queen who beautifully and iconically inspires me to focus on my own betterment.”

“As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’d like to raise a glass, or perhaps a cup of tea (in true Regency fashion), to Emma Woodhouse, a literary queen who beautifully and iconically inspires me to focus on my own betterment.”

THE PROSPECT | 03/29/2023

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For all the tigers who love being tigers

For all the tigers who love being tigers

José Pablo Fernández García

“March 24, 2023, will go down as one of those days that somehow encapsulates everything I love about being a Princeton Tiger. It began with a thesis presentation, continued with a smiling singer, crescendoed on the basketball court, and dwindled with a quiet conversation heading home.”

“March 24, 2023, will go down as one of those days that somehow encapsulates everything I love about being a Princeton Tiger. It began with a thesis presentation, continued with a smiling singer, crescendoed on the basketball court, and dwindled with a quiet conversation heading home.”

THE PROSPECT | 03/26/2023

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My wheelchair is not the punchline of your joke

My wheelchair is not the punchline of your joke

Naomi Hess

“One day I hope to live in a world that truly understands the challenges of being disabled, while also understanding how to support and empower disabled people to be our best selves without pitying and further marginalizing us.”

“One day I hope to live in a world that truly understands the challenges of being disabled, while also understanding how to support and empower disabled people to be our best selves without pitying and further marginalizing us.”

THE PROSPECT | 03/22/2023

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Advocating for myself: Navigating allergies at Princeton

Advocating for myself: Navigating allergies at Princeton

Avery Danae Williams

“But oh, how I wished I could deny the existence of the dreaded warning label reading, ‘This product was manufactured in a facility that produces nuts.’ Maybe then, food would not have separated me from my friends.”

“But oh, how I wished I could deny the existence of the dreaded warning label reading, ‘This product was manufactured in a facility that produces nuts.’ Maybe then, food would not have separated me from my friends.”

THE PROSPECT | 03/21/2023

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10 things I love about Princeton

10 things I love about Princeton

Caroline Kirby

“Cheers grow at 1952 Stadium, talking and laughter reverberate throughout every courtyard, and we grasp every extra moment, knowing June approaches. Then, it all begins again.”

“Cheers grow at 1952 Stadium, talking and laughter reverberate throughout every courtyard, and we grasp every extra moment, knowing June approaches. Then, it all begins again.”

THE PROSPECT | 03/21/2023

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To visit or not to visit: A vocabulary to better care for the sick

To visit or not to visit: A vocabulary to better care for the sick

Hasan Hameed

“The question is, how do you know if a sick friend wants to be visited? People respond differently to illness, and the same person suffering from the same condition at one point might respond differently at another point.”

“The question is, how do you know if a sick friend wants to be visited? People respond differently to illness, and the same person suffering from the same condition at one point might respond differently at another point.”

THE PROSPECT | 03/13/2023

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Thank you, COVID-19, but an even bigger thank you to me

Thank you, COVID-19, but an even bigger thank you to me

Claire Shin

I am rarely the star of my own works, which is oxymoronic since they’ve all been labeled “self essays.” This time is going to be different, though. This time, my co-protagonist is not a past lover. It’s the global pandemic that shook the world in 2020 — say it with me — COVID-19. 

I am rarely the star of my own works, which is oxymoronic since they’ve all been labeled “self essays.” This time is going to be different, though. This time, my co-protagonist is not a past lover. It’s the global pandemic that shook the world in 2020 — say it with me — COVID-19. 

THE PROSPECT | 03/07/2023

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