
There’s a photo from June 13, 2003 that I can’t stop looking at. Two days after my first birthday, my parents had taken me to the zoo. My mom stands in front of the zebra enclosure, carrying me. I’m not smiling, but Mom is. And she’s radiant. She’s smiling with
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MoreHaving been away from home for a year now, I’ve found myself searching for a connection to my childhood through songs that I associate with my mother. When I’m feeling nostalgic, I’ll turn on Van Morrison’s “Brown-Eyed Girl” and remember driving down the Rhode Island coastline, laughing as my mom
MoreThe Yale Herald, a weekly Yale undergraduate publication, is nestled in the sweet spot between magazine and newspaper. Since 1986, the Herald has aimed to provide in-depth, analytical reporting and includes personal essays, interviews and profiles, culture articles, creative writing, reviews, humor, and feature coverage of campus and local happenings. With a circulation of 3,000, the Herald is the second-highest circulated campus publication and is distributed free of charge throughout the Yale campus and New Haven businesses.
There’s a photo from June 13, 2003 that I can’t stop looking at. Two days
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