College students Stories

I had just put on the red sports bra that came in the mail. Across the room, the sharp smack of Lynne's chewing gum bounced off the locker room walls. "So Liz, did you hear about the sendoff party the chess boys had for Mike?" "NO, what'd they do, Lynne? Stay up till TEN and watch PBS?" said Elizabeth. "Yeah totally, you bet!" said Lynne and passed Elizabeth a wide-tooth comb which she used to section Lynne's fairytale lo...

Technology is a fascinating thing, isn't it? Not long ago, I was completely broke, practically bankrupt, when a friend gave me some advice: 'Why don’t you list your extra rooms on Airbnb?' I had rented a three-bedroom apartment in Miami with two friends, but they both flaked out, leaving me to cover the entire rent alone. So, I put one room up. First, I got a weird couple, then a gay guy, and finally, a girl with a hamste...

It was my first time in Brazil. Actually, my first time outside the United States. How did I end up there? Well, my friend Rick never stopped talking about it. His family had lived there for a few years when his father was transferred to a company branch. It’s a long story, but Brazil clearly left a mark on him. ​'The beaches in Miami are just hotel pools compared to the ones in Brazil,' he’d always tell me. ​He was so pe...