“Sorry, TikTok is not available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.” This pop-up message loomed across the app, impending...

From when I was little until now, I can remember almost every one of my visits to the movie theater. In Miami, Fla., numerous movie theaters were focal points for a certain period of my life and film journey....

“Summer days, drifting away … To-ah, oh the summer nights … WELL-AH WELL-AH WELL-AH, HUH!” To some, just a line from the iconic Grease opener “Summer Nights.” To the poor girls living on...

Yes: Mia Shields It could be the overwhelming romantic within me, or I may be naive. But if you like someone, is it not worth it? The blurry haze between “talking” and dating, “situationships”...

Four girls were born in June, one in October, all in 2008. Five sets of screaming when our tío would bark like a dog at us at sleepovers. Four girls in Miami, one girl in Boston. Fifteen minute drives...

Change is within all of us. It is underneath the surface of our skin, right in between the person we used to be and the person we want to become. The truth is, there is no peace in stagnancy. Everything...

When I am sitting at lunch with my friends, chatting about my summer, the question “Why do you miss camp so much?” seems to surface. Even if I had all the time in the world, how does one describe the...

The concept of love is something etched into every culture, every species and every person’s mind. Especially every young person’s mind. The race to find love begins as soon as you enter the world....

In relationships, it is often said, “What is yours is mine,” but is that always true? Politics are a difficult topic of conversation for many, while others know it is not necessarily dinner-table talk,...

When one thinks of the holidays, one often imagines grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins gathered around a full table, exchanging laughs, gifts and love. For me, holidays were often spent out to dinner...

“New year, new me”: I recite to myself as I get up at 7:30 a.m.. I will go to the gym, maybe get a smoothie and go back home to start the rest of my day.  The moment the clock strikes midnight...