Spring Break, legendary for sand, sun, and fun. But what if you don’t have $1,000 to drop on a trip to Florida or Mexico? Or if you really just don’t want to spend hours on the beach surrounded by hot, sweaty, drunk people, but also don’t want to actually tell your friends that you spent Read More…
Category: Unit 2
From Child to Adult Real Quick!
After Freshman year, I can safely say that I have “adulted.” I have been on my own for the first time in my life, which has not caused me difficulty but confidence. To incoming Freshman, you may think that this time where you “adult” never comes. It happens to the best and the worst of Read More…
Become a Stand-Up Adult Citizen with this One Step
Me? I’m a rising senior that transferred to UW from a small college in OR my sophomore year, now paying bills with my own checkbook. You? A rising freshman with very little “adulting” experience, about to begin living in the “real world”. Take a breath! If there’s anything I’ve learned about being a college student, Read More…
Sleeping in a Igloo
under northenr lights and the starts Introduction For winterbreak I suggest to go to lap land which is in way up north in finland. The climate is like alaska but it is flat. Finnish people that Sanat claus lives there aswell. The cool thing about lapland is that you can go to a hotel that Read More…
Beauty is Pain(less)
Adjusting to a new city can be intimidating especially when you have your girl at home who always cuts your hair, or that salon down the street that knows your nails better than you do. However, the perks of going to a city school is that you have plenty of options to choose from. Here Read More…
Dishes and Laundry and Payments, oh my!
When it comes to college, there is a huge difference from when you were in high school. You are on your own. Yes you can go home as you please, but the key to adulting is trying to stay on your own as much as possible. When it comes to adulting, there are three things Read More…
Living Off-Campus is a Breeze with these 3 things
A quick walk around campus may have you feeling trapped with limited housing options. Expensive apartment complexes, student-run co-ops, dilapidated houses with “for rent” signs outside– all maybe less than ideal, all seemingly under threat of being snatched up before you can follow through with a lease. Take a deep breath! The city of Madison Read More…
The Ultimate Adulting Life Hack
The ultimate adulting life hack is… drum roll please…. STICKY NOTES! Sticky notes are the sole reason I am able to remember anything in college. From homework to intramural sports to work, balancing everything in college can be a real challenge. If you’re like me, you’re somewhat scatterbrained, and keeping track of everything you have Read More…
WARNING: BRING BOOTS.
I grew up in a small town in, Minnesota. As senior year of high school winded down, my friends and I were trying to decide where we were going to head for the next four years of our lives. While most of my friends ended up heading down south to escape the cold, I headed Read More…
What You Need For Doing Laundry Like An Adult
Laundry is something you’ll need to master as an adult, and what better time to do that than during your college years at UW Madison? Freshman year is the best time to learn how to keep your laundry as organized and clean as possible, especially when you live in the dorms. Here are the tips Read More…