HAVANA, Cuba – Fidel Castro has survived over 600 assassination attempts, according to the Cuban government. The Revolution started in 1959 and still persists in 2013. As we all know, like any other human being, Fidel will die soon enough and the future of Cuba could change dramatically. I arrived from Cuba yesterday and the [...]

Our nation’s capital has undoubtedly become my favorite city, after Boston of course. Last month, I had the pleasure of coming to D.C. for a much needed weekend trip. During this Spring Break, I was able to participate in a 3-day program with the Global Young Leaders Academy. The program featured students from different parts [...]

Cambridge, MA – 12/10/12 On Monday, I attended a meeting led by the Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) in Cambridge MA, with my colleague and Vice President of Boston University Political Action Organization (BUPAO). At the meeting there were a variety of other organizations present like the prominent ACLU. The meeting was focused on [...]

Finals That time of the year has come around again. As a BU student its tough to actually push through these last couple weeks because we have made it this far already and that in itself is an accomplishment! There’s something in us that says “yo you have done so much, why not actually take [...]

So I’ve recently discovered a web series called The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. It’s a modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Spoilers for both the series and the book to follow, so beware! The series is told from Lizzie’s point of view, through her vlog. She is a grad student living in California with [...]

This is a true story. I’m sorry if it scares you too bad. One halloween in elementary school, a group of friends and I went trick-or-treating together in my neighborhood. For about an hour we walked around in our costumes, slowly but surely filling up our pillowcases with delicious candy and, sometimes, raisins. Once we [...]

Life is full of Asking for things Things we think we need Things we might actually need Things we might not need We Ask for things that are beneficial We Ask for things that could be inconvenient At the end of the day we still Ask When we Ask we always Receive We may not [...]

3 LATINOS EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW This has been quite the quiet Hispanic Heritage month in my eyes. Let’s take a moment to highlight 3 Latinos that YOU should know. These are individuals that shaped the world you and me both lived in. I do not mean to exclude the notorious and impactful Latinos of [...]

The brank spanking new Huffington Post Live is so damn cool that I had to write a post about it. Just released last Monday, the HuffPostLive is dedicated to bringing live news and community voices to online users. Today, I had the opportunity to actually air live nationally with them. Using Google Hangout, I was [...]