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-Cristina Interiano | Tuesday, February 5, 2019
“Abroad changes you.” “I’m definitely more sophisticated now.” Probably every non-abroad student is tired of hearing this from their friends coming from Rome, London, Dublin, Australia or wherever they went to get ‘cultured.’ I guess I could fit into that category as well. I am sure I went home suddenly feeling Italian and correcting my
Cristina Interiano | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
A few days ago as I was coming back into town on the South Shore Line, I met one of the most entertaining Uber drivers I have ridden with. For the first half of the ride he went on and on about his childhood memories growing up with sixteen other siblings. He told us about all
Cristina Interiano | Wednesday, January 31, 2018
When I first came to ND, my parents snuck into my suitcase a homemade poster with 10 things to never forget despite any experience I was going to get living alone. One and a half years later, I still see that poster everyday and can assure you that those 10 pieces of advice are definitely
Cristina Interiano | Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Dear Miso, As you are finishing your college application process and polishing the Notre Dame application supplements, I want to give you some advice for the completely new stage of your life you are entering; different not only because you will probably end up hundreds of miles away from our Salvadoran home, especially if you end
Cristina Interiano | Wednesday, March 1, 2017
I have grown up in country where I get to wake up to the view of the majestic San Salvador volcano, but one where the norm is to eat my cereal next to a “Massacre of Five” newspaper headline; where it’s too risky to sit in a car without windows up and locked. Salvadorans —