Articles by Sara Brenes-Akerman
05/11/12 4:05am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Four good years
I am four years older than the kid that cried at the airport, four years more certain of who I am and four years more confident. But I’m not quite sure of all that much, except that the past four years have been good. 03/28/12 10:42pm
Sara Brenes-Akerman | It's difficult to stay and difficult to leave
Home is comfortable and secure — the easy option.But choosing what’s easy can be scary in its own right. If New York is too foreign, San Jose almost feels too familiar. 03/15/12 12:00am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | I want you to want me
I don’t feel like being compressed to quick sound bites anymore. It’s time to bounce back and say the things that don’t fit in a tweet. 02/08/12 10:32pm
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Confessions of a cheater
I’ve been immensely happy during our time together. This American Life is always there for me, offering reliably stunning narratives as a symbol of its love. 01/11/12 11:42pm
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Reconciling a tale of two cities
Costa Rica’s status as a tourist’s paradise has made it a divided country — one that leads a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type of existence. 12/08/11 12:53am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Rediscovering your lost mojo
Mojo is a hard thing to define but easy to recognize. You either have it or you don’t. And I did not. 11/16/11 11:34pm
Sara Brenes Akerman | Love stories — surreal and satisfying
I fell in love with romantic comedies. And my love has proven to be as enduring as the brand of romance that they so relentlessly attempt to portray. 11/03/11 12:24am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Untie self-worth from performance
Not getting a perfect job or flunking an assignment can very well make us feel worthless. But it’s time to start untying our self-worth from our performance. 10/20/11 12:46am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Humanizing cape-less heroes
I expect my personal heroes to be perfect — to be the people whom I have meticulously imagined them to be. But remembering David Sedaris’ humanity made meeting him more rewarding. 10/06/11 12:47am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Confronting cancer conversations
Talking about cancer in the context of science is easy. Talking about cancer in the context of life is something different altogether. 09/22/11 12:34am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | A place called Malpaís
Fidel Gamboa died on August 28th. It is hard for me to explain what this means to anyone who doesn’t find the sentence striking at first glance. 08/04/11 2:52am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | ‘I plus my cirumstances’
Can we always be ourselves, or is our environment a part of us? 05/26/11 2:47am
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Interning is an alternative
I thought that getting my dream internship was all-important, but now I realize an internship is an alternative summer plan, rather than the summer plan. 04/20/11 5:11am
A Likely Story | Value the learning process
All classes should be about something more than just doing well on the exam. Sure, it sounds simplistic put on paper, but it is a fact frequently overlooked. 04/13/11 4:48am
A Likely Story | ‘Good vibes. Great sandwiches’
My love for Potbelly comes from something bigger than food. Potbelly allows me to leave behind my overstated troubles and gain some perspective. 04/06/11 5:11am
A Likely Story | Choosing my religion
Whether you embrace or dismiss religion, be aware of why you are doing so. 03/23/11 5:26am
A Likely Story | Don’t skip out on speakers
Students are too often unable to trade the hustle and bustle of their hectic routines for the chance to sit down and listen to acclaimed individuals. 03/16/11 3:37am
A Likely Story | The trouble with tutoring
Tutoring is not something that you can clearly fail or succeed at. It’s a constant struggle between accepting frustration and deciding to continue in spite of it. 03/02/11 5:52am
A Likely Story | Post your secrets
Contrary to popular belief, secrets need to get told. After all, a secret is a mighty difficult thing to carry around. Welcome PennSecret.com. 02/23/11 7:00am