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Apr 08 2012
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{Guest Post} By Kristina Nicchi

I’ve always been known for my larger-than-life laugh. It’s to the point that it’s even been officially titled. Twice, actually. While most people find “The Kristina Cackle” ridiculous and (if visibly with me) slightly embarrassing, I find it to be rather telling of my life… Or maybe, more correctly, my outlook on life.

When people ask how my experience in Guatemala has been, there are two predominant conversation paths I can travel down. I could begin by listing off the absurd amount of health cases that I’ve been dealt (thigh-encompassing allergic reactions to ant bites, sun-blistered lips, parasites, bed bugs, lice, and yes, even fleas). But where’s the fun in that? I laugh most of those off anyway. Rather, I choose to begin by listing off the reasons I love this place. Why, you ask? The latter is a much longer list AND puts a bigger smile on my face.

Take munchkin Tony for instance. He is a five-year-old who doesn’t have a terribly large vocabulary due to a developmental delay. Regardless, not only has he won over my heart, he’s won over the heart of all my family that has come to visit. Tony has the two most adorably crooked front teeth I have EVER seen. He can’t help but flash them as he runs up to me shouting his version of my name: “Tee-naa! Tee-naa!” Because of his endless energy, I’m never bored when with him. We do anything from make paper airplanes, to rummage through the sandbox for hidden trucks, to play the “Tony Scares Kristina” game, to receive endless kisses from him while together. Tony is the FIRST kid I would stow in my luggage.

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Apr 07 2012
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Prom Dresses You Shouldn’t Be Wearing This Year

Since I recently made a post about what dresses I find to be appropriate for this year’s high school students attending Prom, I suppose it is only fair for me to post some dresses that I think Prom could do without. There are quite a few schools that have been notifying students of specific dresses that are banned from the event and while I am a firm believer in expressing yourself through clothes, I think I agree with the schools.

A few of these so-called “banned” dresses are featured in the seasonal prom issues of magazines such as Seventeen Prom and Teen Prom. Why do these even exist? Most of the time, these dresses have to be specially ordered or ordered online and that to me just doesn’t seem worth it especially when you can go into a store and have the opportunity of trying something on.  It is magazines like these that sometimes put a lot of stress and pressure on a young girl to find the perfect Prom dress, but the dress is not what is going to make your night memorable. Anyways, here are a few dresses that I would not want to be wearing at Prom.

Sexy Jasz Evening Gown

I’ll admit the ombre fade to dip dye is nice, but two cutouts? Really? TWO cutouts? One is usually enough and sometimes even that can be pushing it. The cutouts in addition to the high slit and the back of the dress (click the link for this bonus view) are too much. The model should just omit the middle, wear a bustier and wear the bottom of the dress as a skirt.

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Apr 07 2012
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Prom Dresses For The Classy High School Students

With shows like Dancing with the Stars and outrageous red carpet gowns, it is no surprise that school administrators have been cracking down on the dress codes recently. Schools districts all over the country have gone as far as creating a guide for their students informing them what types of dresses are banned from their formal dance. The times have definitely changed since I was a high school student because this was never an issue for my peers.

However, from a young girl’s perspective – I get it. Short is sexy. Cutouts are intriguing. See-through gowns are mysterious…maybe? But there’s a difference. You can incorporate trends without being over the top and can ere on the side of classy over trashy. You may think that the only way to be fashion forward is to be sexy, but you’re going to Prom to wear a beautiful dress and to have an incredible time with your friends and your date. The sexiest thing about a someone at Prom is confidence and you don’t need a dress to do that for you. Here are some of my favorite picks for the season:

J. Crew Sinclair Dress – $250

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Apr 05 2012
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Culture, People

This Just Happened:

I just watched a high school guy ask a girl to their Prom “live” on Jimmy Fallon.

What did you do today?

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Mar 31 2012
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In Things I Learned Today…

I will probably at my happiest when I am at the age of 33.

I’ve clearly been doing something right by cramming right before I go to bed the night before a final/presentation because studies show that sleep helps you retain more information. [Source]

Being a little drunk and sleepy can actually make you more creative. [Source]

Watching sad films can actually make us happier. Funny how that works. [Source]

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Mar 29 2012
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Life

San Francisco: Food + Places + Things

So I just realized that my first post about San Francisco was a little bit weak. It was all sorts of reflective-ness and such, but I didn’t even go into detail about the things that matter the most: the food and the sights and everything we did in between. San Francisco is a beautiful city. It has so much character and color. People are full of energy almost all of the time and being there for four days was an adventure like I’ve never experienced before. Many friends told me before leaving on my trip that San Francisco is a lot like Seattle. I disagree. It’s in a city, sure, and it’s near water, but other than those two things, nothing else stood out to me that would support the cities being similar. If you’re making a visit soon, just stop – and look up at the buildings and the structure of it all. There’s also way more things to do there than in Seattle. In fact, I’m probably going to need to plan another trip again soon to complete it all.

On our first day, we picked up lunch at a popular deli called Arguello. We took our sandwiches up to the old army barracks overlooking Golden Gate and battled the intense winds as I tried to nom my sandwich desperately needing a hair tie. Afterwards, we just decided to embrace the wind. The photograph above is just a still of my girlfriends running with it for five minutes.

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Mar 18 2012
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Thought Catalog Roundup

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Mar 15 2012
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How To Celebrate The End of A Quarter

Out of my group of friends back home, I am the “workaholic.” At Seattle University, I’ve realized that I’m friends with a bunch of workaholics though so it’s nothing out of the ordinary. It is true. I love my work and doing work. The last time I was ever bored was probably in high school, but that may or may not have something to do with this blog here.

Today, I am beyond thrilled to say that once again I have finished my second to last quarter here at Seattle University. It is practically my last though and now I am looking forward to spending my last quarter with my dear friends of mine and truly taking advantage of the “college life” before I am headed into the real world. While I may be a workaholic to some extent, I would also like it to be known that I am someone who knows how to celebrate at the same time. I’m always the friend that rallies everyone together for a social gathering whether it is relevant or not and that is probably because I’m an event planner too.

At the end of every quarter, I like to hold a little celebration for myself and here is what it entails:

  1. Sell your books immediately after taking your last final. Today, I got jipped, but eventually I’m going to put them on Amazon to rid myself of these text books for good! This is one aspect of the celebration process that can be a hit or miss. When the rewards are greater than you expected, then you know that it was successful. Usually it’s not, but one can hope.
  2. Toss your old notebooks, papers, and assignments in the recycling. Let’s be real – you’re not going to dig those up again. And even if you did, you’re not gonna need the hard copy.
  3. Have a glass of whatever. If you’re 21 – you know what to do. If you’re under age, that’s okay, appreciate your juice. Innocence is a blessing. I’m not saying you have to get cray-cray, but you can and should be able to relax and enjoy a glass. Ashley and I started this new tradition for myself last quarter in which we head over to Joey’s for Bellini’s!
  4. Sit and do nothing for an hour. Pull a couple of all-nighters for finals week? Consumed more cups of caffeine than you can count on your hands? It’s time to wind down. Whether you’re sitting at your computer or sitting on your couch, just sit. Don’t stand. Learn to do nothing for a little bit of time and appreciate doing nothing.
  5. Buy yourself something nice. You worked hard this quarter. You put in hours at the library and buried your nose in the books. When was the last time you did something for yourself?! I don’t want to support the notion that money solves everything, but I can’t lie to you. After a quarter ends and I make that trip down to Urban Outfitters, I always feel so much better.
  6. Get a fresh look. We’re sort of going in order here for celebration steps. This isn’t absolutely necessary, but it’s always refreshing to come back from a spring break with a new hair cut or a new wardrobe and starting off the new quarter with a new slate. When you look good, you feel good.
  7. Take a trip. This is also not required for the celebration steps, but if this were easy for everyone, I would advise it all the time. I love flying and I love trips so there.
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Mar 14 2012
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Spring Quarter

It’s. On.

Sun, Quadstock, Graduation, Soiree, Toast, Streak, Gallon Challenge, and all of the wonderful activities that I get to be a part of as a senior…I am ready for you!

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Mar 12 2012
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Seattle University Wins National Award

Congratulations are in order today as Seattle University has won a major national award for their involvement in community service.

…2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Award, the highest recognition the federal government gives to a college or university for commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

I’m a proud student this morning especially since this goes hand-in-hand with Seattle University being named a “Making a Difference.” college last week.

To read the full article, click here.

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Mar 09 2012
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Making a Difference at Seattle University

Congratulations Seattle University!

My college just made it on Huffington Post’ list of Making a Difference Colleges and I couldn’t be more proud. I’ve never actually described Seattle University to anyone before as a college where you can make a difference at, but it is completely true.  In fact, that’s probably what I’ll tell everyone now who asks. I write about this all the time in posts and as you’ve seen in guest posts, I go to school with some amazing people. I would not have been able to achieve everything that I have done here had I gone to another college and I was very close to doing that. My previous dream school catered to over 40,000 undergraduates. There, I would have been just another wandering student, but that’s just not the case at Seattle University so I am very grateful to be a part of this community.

Congrats SU!

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Mar 09 2012
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The Best Post I Read Today

It’s been a long time since I applied for college and even started looking into colleges. According to Gawker’s “How to Get Into a Good College Now,” everything I did back then would have landed me nowhere basically. Since that was four years ago, I have no interest really in trying to figure out how high school students are going through their application processes because it doesn’t apply to me, but I do feel a little bad if this is all truth.

Before I send you off to read this post, here are just a few of my last pieces of advice since I won’t be writing my school series anymore in the fall.

  • The school that everyone says is the best may not be the best for you.
  • It’s okay to transfer.
  • Anyone that tries to pressure you into going to a certain school ie) a friend, significant other, family etc. doesn’t know what they’re talking about. This is a decision that the grown up you has to make.

That’s all I have. Talking about this makes me nostalgic so I’m gonna have to end this post early so I don’t end up sharing a story with all of you when I was four that involves my grandpa and I and a bad entrepreneurial joke…oh wait – someone did that in their final presentation today.

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Mar 01 2012
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Design, Life

Work With Me, Mentee

Hello readers!

If any of you have been wondering why I haven’t been as present on the blog this week, it is because I have been slaving away on one of my final projects for the quarter. This end of the quarter type project w/ a paper is one of the last projects I will ever have to create and present in college. It’s all very emotional. I recognized that this opportunity to create something that was 100% me was rare and knowing that, I wanted to put forth my hard work to design something that I could be proud of. From here on out, it’s all group projects and in those instances it becomes a little bit difficult to make sure that everyone has their spin on things.

The prompt had me research what management students could do with a management degree and asked me to propose a new idea that would get management students to become more excited in researching their possibilities.

The layout of my board and chalk writing was inspired by the lovely and talented Bri Emery – founder of Design Love Fest I also tweeted a picture this morning of my posterboard to Bri…

This basically made my day. Click the cut for more images of my poster board!

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Feb 27 2012
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I’ve Got Funny Friends

When I think about my friends at other universities, I constantly wonder what their lives are like and who they have in their lives. I feel pretty special knowing that I go to school and am friends with some unique individuals. This past weekend, a group of them got together to make a parody music video of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.” The original version features Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Ashley Tisdale and a few others that I just couldn’t remember. I think I prefer my friends’ version though.

Also, while we’re on the topic of friends, I remembered that Erin and Kiki had made this video back in December in an attempt to meet one of Ellen’s writers, Amy. Unfortunately, they never got on the show like they had hoped for, but Amy did tweet Erin back.

Baby steps.

And since we’re on the topic of YouTube videos…allow me to bring this back to all of y’all!

I know there are multiple versions of this, but this is the first one I ever saw and I remember even back then that this video had left such an impact on me that I wanted to recreate my own version. I kid you not, there is actually a photograph of my friend and I posing with a gallon of milk and a box of cheerios taken by my parents, but you’re never  going to see that.  The things I did as a kid teenager…

Where are these two UC Berkeley guys now?

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Feb 25 2012
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Paper Or Blog Post?

If someone were to ask me as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, that person would have received a number of answers. After participating in several dance numbers at nine years old, I would have answered this question by launching into my aspirations to be a hip hop dancer. At ten, I literally believed it was written in the stars-pun intended- that I was supposed to be an astronomer after excelling in a one-month interactive lesson plan in which our knowledge of the planets and galaxy had enabled us to discover which “probes” were on certain planets given descriptive clues. Essentially, I was solving puzzles. Back then, I believed that these were the career paths for me because I had passion for the subject and was actively involved in the project. This is a theory that I still believe to be true today not only for myself, but in my management peers as well. The Albers School of Business and Economics has done a phenomenal job of providing their students with challenging courses and ample resources in all majors.  However, in a specialization as broad as management, students often times need a mentor that can guide them, a chance to be proactive in their research on management careers, and an opportunity to have a unique hands-on experience in the field of their interest.

Is this excerpt part of a paper I am currently writing or a blog post with the rest of it underneath the cut?

Make your guesses!

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