allergies
April 17, 2025
Springtime in the States: An allergic reaction to optimism
Spring is an amazing time of year. New opportunities, new life, and new optimism are in the air, alongside some trends that don’t quite make sense to me as an international student. Coming from Ireland, I arrived in the United States in order to pursue my academic and athletic careers in better weather than the Emerald Isle is infamous for, or so I thought. It doesn’t quite make sense to me how one day there can be a tornado warning and the next day the weather can so nonchalantly switch to clear skies and sunshine. I have come to realize...