In elementary school I first learned of molting: the shedding of a snake’s skin. Snakes must shed their skin to allow for further growth and to remove parasites that may have attached to their old skin. As a snake grows, its skin becomes stretched to the point where further growth…

Reflecting Back on how one tiny letter could be so horrific. My sophomore year of high school, I decided to take Algebra 2/Trig. My mom insisted that I take just Algebra 2 instead of its harder counterpart. “Math has never been your strength kanna, please just take Alg 2 there’s no reason to take trig.” …