Entries by Emily Goldberg

The art of stress-free productivity

As college students (especially at a high-ranked university such as USC), we are constantly faced with intense pressure and stress to achieve high grades and accomplishments that might bring us closer to our career goals and post-grad aspirations. Whether studying for exams, or preparing projects, presentations, homework, interviews, there’s always an upcoming deadline to face, […]

Guide to Brentwood’s Country Mart

As you enter Brentwood, you will immediately see a plethora of people walking around in their gym outfits (perhaps having just Soul-Cycled), or sipping coffee under a restaurant awning. Quaint little cafes and shops line the streets, and you can easily find places to grab a healthy snack. Brentwood is an affluent neighborhood characterized by […]

In photos: Nature around the world

From beaches to mountainsides, lush greenery to desserts, nature looks different all over the world. This week our Troy Meets World bloggers captured what the beauty of nature looks like in the city they are studying in. Bilbao, Spain One of my favorite things about Bilbao is that the city is incredibly green, and it’s […]

Staying Mentally and Physically Healthy This Semester

“Stay Healthy” These words are printed in my own messy handwriting, and hung above my bed. But after weeks filled with too many midterms and too much coffee, I’m often tempted to ignore it. I’ve made it a point to devote anywhere from a few minutes to an hour each day to maintaining my physical […]

6 Fashion Foward Instagram Accounts To Follow

Fashion is a form of art — one that allows us to express our thoughts and feelings and enables us to share with the world who we are without having to speak. The creative intersection between fashion and art is one of the most intriguing aspects of fashion. It is something we should definitely pay […]

Put down the iPhone, take a mental picture

Our generation has been taught to process the beautiful things we see in this world by taking photos. This isn’t necessarily a negative attribute; it’s just what we have come to know. I have been to a lot of unbelievable places in the past three months. Whether it be the green hills of Scotland or […]

Class Registration: No major? No Problem

So you’re still figuring out what you want to do with your studies during your time in college. Being undeclared myself, I didn’t have a clear direction of what I wanted to study when I first enrolled at USC. This was especially problematic because I didn’t know which courses would benefit me when I first […]

Dutch girl at USC: Halloween in America

Halloween in the Netherlands is an excuse for teenagers and college students to dress up as slutty anythings or wear cat ears while consuming copious amounts of alcohol. Halloween in Los Angeles is an excuse for teenagers and college students to dress up as slutty anythings or wear cat ears whilst consuming copious amounts of […]

Volunteering at a Chinese migrant school

Before I arrived in Shanghai, I heard about an opportunity to teach English at a migrant school and immediately knew it was something I wanted to do. Through a non-profit organization called Stepping Stones, I, along with many other volunteers, teach English to grade school students at various migrant schools in Shanghai. Shanghai actually has […]