Lizzie YoushaeiSaying Goodbye: Moving Back Home After 10 Weeks in San FranciscoThis blog post is coming to you from my dorm room, it’s late on a Sunday night, Hannah Montana’s song “Wherever I go” is playing on my…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Lizzie YoushaeiLeaning into Life: Why It’s Imperative for College Students to Read ‘Lean In’Before reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead I often felt like I was struggling through many of my…Mar 6, 20171Mar 6, 20171
Lizzie YoushaeiSan Francisco: The City for the Child in All of UsPeople take themselves way too seriously. I don’t know what happens between childhood and adulthood that makes it practically illegal to…Feb 27, 2017Feb 27, 2017
Lizzie YoushaeiFresh off the Boat: Why the U.S Should Welcome ImmigrantsGheseh is the Farsi word for “story.” Growing up, I begged my mother for a gheseh at bedtime. Her stories weren’t fairytales like…Feb 20, 20171Feb 20, 20171
Lizzie YoushaeiWorksprint: Going From Idea to Product in 48 HoursWhat can you create from start to finish in 48 hours? This was the task I was given this past week during our first work sprint. The…Feb 9, 2017Feb 9, 2017
Lizzie YoushaeiGirl Goes GapThis most difficult part about deciding to commit to a gap year had nothing to do with taking a year off, instead I feared what others…Feb 1, 20172Feb 1, 20172
Lizzie YoushaeiHere’s to Many MoreParents have the most difficult job. They are required to be patient with us after a long day of work, they must raise us and eventually…Jan 30, 2017Jan 30, 2017
Lizzie YoushaeiMy Body, My Choice. My Country, My Voice.Unknowingly, I’ve been a closet hipster my entire life. I have been “freeing the nipple” since 2008, four years before the movement even…Jan 23, 20172Jan 23, 20172
Lizzie YoushaeiBalancing Act: Forming New Relationships While Keeping Old OnesIt’s something that I’ve always struggled with. Meeting new people always meant leaving old friends behind. Whether it was transitioning…Jan 19, 2017Jan 19, 2017
Lizzie YoushaeiinGAP-py in IndonesiaMy life for the past week has consisted of getting woken up each morning at five by a rooster…Everyone is here for a particular reason. Some want to find direction in their lives while others seek adventure. Across the spectrum of…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016