I am constantly curious about the world. That curiosity has immersed me in art, literature, social sciences, and mathematics. It has led me to travel. I have ziplined through the ruins of Angkor Wat, parasailed in Thailand, dipped in an onsen in Japan, and traversed across Europe while studying abroad at the University of Cambridge. As Voltaire once wrote, "We must cultivate our garden."
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee." -John Donne
Read MoreThis is a meditation on many things, not the least of which is the school shooting that happened on my school campus today.
Read MoreNotes on legacy. (What is a legacy?) A rambling about an upcoming end. (Featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda.)
Read MorePostscript: Last Model UN superlative ever? Most Likely to Take Over China. I'm really proud of that one. If you want to understand that statement, it's best that you read the entire blog post.
Read MoreAn ode to my teachers. Yes, the title is from Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!" and it is a reference to Dead Poets Society (1989) above all.
Read MoreHow I've grown in four years, and how I haven't changed at all. The more we stay the same, the more we change. But I always like to think like I'm on Dagobah: luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.
Read MoreRecently, the Class of 2015 bid adieu to life as an undergraduate, and I realized I was next on the metaphorical finish line. Or is it chopping block? I can never tell with graduations. To all the university hopefuls and those dreading college, a look at what happens when Adrienne realized she'd have a diploma in one year. Or: Adrienne on preliminary nostalgia. Special edition: extensive quotes from Marina Keegan.
Read MoreAfter having a terribly lackluster MUN track record in 2014, I thought that it would be the end of my MUN career. But 2015 ended up being a great year, much to my immense surprise. Thoughts on teamwork, leadership, and the oddities that make up life.
Read MoreOne of the things my mother always asks me about my travel and study abroad plans is: "What is its return value?" Or in layman's terms: "Why should I fund the thing?!" She's asked me this since I was four years old and wanted a new Hello Kitty toothbrush every two weeks, and I've gotten better at answering over time. Dear Mom, this is what I've learned.
Read MoreThis isn't a post about exercise in the traditional sense. But if you believe that thinking powerful thoughts is exercise, then I suppose that this is an exercise in how I live at UCLA. Or: Adrienne gets advice and doesn't know what to do with it.
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