by Valerie Gordon | Mar 12, 2021 | Keepin' It Real..., Storytelling
(This guest post is written by Tanisha Gupta, Commander-in-She winter 2020-2021 intern) Throughout my childhood, I was enthralled by Disney Princesses. Cinderella, Ariel, oh and of course, Jasmine, because she was Indian and “looked like me.” Whether it be my mom...
by Valerie Gordon | Jan 29, 2021 | Commander-In-She, Goals, Humor, Keepin' It Real...
Mary Ellen is my super friend. Supermom to two great boys, super VP of international finance, super size that burger and fries we share when we get together. (Who am I trying to fool? We each order our own, clearly…) Mary Ellen is also super modest. She...
by Valerie Gordon | Sep 15, 2020 | Career, Keepin' It Real...
Puppies are cute. Babies are cute. The way my husband once tried to trick me by insisting the vanilla side of a black & white cookie was the best part just so I’d let him eat all of the chocolate, was sort of cute. But being called “cute” in a...
by Valerie Gordon | Sep 4, 2020 | Keepin' It Real..., Storytelling
(This article is provided by guest writer and Commander-in-She summer intern Ellie Powers). If anyone had asked me earlier this year what I thought Senior year would look like, I’d probably have given some vague response like, “Oh, I don’t know, hopefully good,” when...
by Valerie Gordon | Jun 2, 2020 | Commander-In-She, Keepin' It Real...
This article is provided by guest writer and winter/spring semester Commander-in-She intern, Thy Pham. April tends to be the slowest month for me. Whereas January, February, and March would disappear in a blink, April stays behind like a rude houseguest. Well, this...
by Valerie | Jan 22, 2020 | Keepin' It Real...
It’s an unseasonably cool night in May and I find myself at home, alone, with nothing to do. That’s right. Nothing to do! (This must be a fantasy story, you think. Who has nothing to do?) On this particular night, both kids were out of the house, the dog had...
