: About Me

Hello, I'm Lily. I am a recent college graduate and am currently working at the United States Senate as an intern. I love to read and write - among many other things. My first article for Helium was about relationships - I have been in one for 5 years so I have learned a lot the hard way - my hope is to share my experience to make other people's experiences easier!

My passion is ...

Writing and International Development

I know too much about ...

Nothing

My parents always told me ...

Take a deep breath, it will all be okay.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a Marine Biologist, and to save the world.

My favorite memory ...

is falling in love.

Why I write ...

because there is no better release for me.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

My first job ...

Beverage Cart Driver at a golf course.

My best moment ...

it hasn't happened yet.

My inspiration ...

my mom.

Education > College Life Coping with college tragedy

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The tradedy of April 16th reaches far beyond the Virginia Tech community. Coping with that specific tragedy was deeply personal between the members of the Hokie family. When that horrible event happened that day, the community began to look at each other and the school in a new light. On a campus where school colors are prevalant and just shouting, "Let's Go..." immediately stirs a chorus of "Hokies" - we were shocked to be hit by a shooting. It's cliche to say we were unsuspecting in our quiet community, but we were. Having already been shaken by a killings in the beginning of the year, n...

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