Category: In Your Earbuds
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Where Has the Time Gone?
Hey! It’s been a while. I haven’t written here—or anywhere, for that matter—a lot lately. The older I get, the more “responsibility” I tell myself I gain, the less I make time for myself in spaces such as these. Which is an absolute, no-questions-asked shame. Writing has always brought me pleasure and offered me a…
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Girl, Unemployed: Part I
Unemployment can be a totally foreign concept—until it happens to you. For me, it was two weeks ago today that I got my notice (a short-term contract that was supposed to go permanent), and it’s taken me these two long weeks to write about it. This isn’t the first time it’s happened, actually. Back in…
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Housewarming
I love having visitors in my home. It truly does make the house feel more warm, doesn’t it? Last weekend, it was my boyfriend’s dad, who I hope will, one day, be my father-in-law. (Shh.) Mr. Smith brought with him a car full of goodies and a heart full of joy to see his son.…
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Sunset Beach
North Carolina is my home. It always has been and it always will be. There’s something here that I can’t explain that just runs through my veins. It must be love. This place offers me more love than I think I deserve, but it does so unconditionally and without hesitation. If I could write a…
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A Short Road Trip
If you’re a city transplant like me, you crave what you lack but so deeply desire: the grass, the trees, the birds, and (hell) even the bees. A short, weekend road trip is just the cure—smells of damp mountain trees, sounds of leaves crunching beneath my Chacos, sights of mist trailing over the mountain scapes in the…
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What it’s like to just pick up and go
In just one week and a day, I will be moving to New York City – the “Big Apple, the center of the world, where all the magic happens, the place where dreams come true.” But more importantly, in my young, eager perspective, I’m moving to the land of opportunity. Where I have finally decided…
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My Inner World
Get this. I’m sifting through my word documents, gathering inspirational interview quotes and a mix of quirky, serious and creative writing pieces for the opportunity of a lifetime—OK, fine, an informational interview—when I found a document titled, “UNC Essay. My Inner World.” This must be some reflection essay I wrote for a class at Carolina,…
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There are 2,500 iPads stationed at the Delta terminal at LaGuardia Airport
That’s A LOT of iPads. Let’s be real—that may seem kind of ridiculous. But okay, upon further reflection, and by experiencing the iPad frenzy firsthand, I’ll admit that there are some interesting qualities to the Delta upgrade at Terminals C and D at LGA. The iPad isn’t a brand new product, but it sure has…
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Attention Current TARRRRRR (Heeeeels): Your Cheat Sheet to the Best 4 Years Ever
Top Lessons I Wish I’d Learned Before Attending UNC Reblogged from UNC Admissions Tar Heel Blog. By: Leah Congratulations! You did it. You’ve officially been accepted into one of the best institutions in this country. I’m going to share the best pieces of advice and guidance for the next 4 years of your life that I wish…
Leah McCann Smith | Writer & Editor 