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Experience: Short-Terms Lead to No Term

Internships/Jobs by MelisaApril 6, 2013November 4, 2014

Design by MelisaOctober 31, 2012November 5, 2014

Halloween 2012 Ninja & Arrietty

The saddest part about Halloween being in the middle of the week is the fact that it might land next to a midterm. As it did this year. Solution: Hold a costume party after Halloween! In the spirit of the season I helped my friend complete her Arrietty costume by making her the hair piece […]

Internships/Jobs by MelisaSeptember 3, 2012November 5, 2014

Work, School, & Work + School

Sometimes students attend school and parents help out. Sometimes financial aid steps in and gives a helping hand. Some students, like most of the people I know, receive very little help from financially strapped parents and not enough from financial aid. That’s where trabajo comes into the picture. Here are some reasons why a parent […]

Identity by MelisaAugust 31, 2012January 29, 2015

Getting Mugged

Okay, so I don’t consider my encounter with girls who tried to steal my cell phone a successful muggery. I call it an attempted muggery. Here’s how it went down on June 24th, 2012: Me: “blah blah blah” (not actual words) -talking on the phone with my boyfriend (Ex-boyfriend), sitting by the sidewalk right in […]

Identity by MelisaAugust 21, 2012November 5, 2014

Welcome to the Experience

Hello Reader, My name is Melisa Im. I am 19 as of this moment, maybe 20 by Korean standards, but just 19 by American or Argentinean standards that I follow. I am a student at UC Berkeley, but also of life and experience. I am thankful for all the amazing things that have occurred in […]