JESSYCA STOEPKER
My Work  |  My Experience  |  My Voice

As many of you know, I have been accepted into and participating in events through Leadership Little Traverse, a nine-month civic...

I’m not writing this to pat myself on the back, to brag about some high moral standards that I have or anything like that. I’m writing...

Sometimes I really miss college--the roommate bonding, the clubbing on the weekends, the relief of finishing a giant research paper right...

Can we just reflect on the fact that it is already April, as in A-P-R-I-L, 2019?!? Okay, thanks. I think it’s safe to say that everyone...

Consumerism. Single-use plastic. Annoying marketing tactics. Feelings of shame. Long wait times at overpriced restaurants. Making one day...

Goal-setting is essential for anyone who wants to succeed in life. It doesn't matter what your goals are--they could involve bettering...

While January lasted 10 years, December has lasted 10 seconds. After a brown Christmas, I'm back to work planning out the year ahead. But...

You never know to what extent your personal hobbies may affect your career. Flash back to sophomore year of college. Inspired after...

These days, "self-care" can mean just about anything. Social media gurus pose with lattes, comfy socks, and bath bombs and call it...

To help out a friend working on an internship project, I volunteered an hour of my time the other day to answer some of his questions...

Like so many moms, mine was filled with a kind of hopeful sadness when I officially moved out of the house a few years ago. But she...

Words, words, words. Whether I'm typing them out, writing them down, thinking of the best ones, or doubting if I spelled one right, words...

Like most people my age, I've lived with other people (family, friends, randomized roommates) my entire life. For a while, I was even...

Ebullient: characterized by ebullience; having or showing liveliness and natural enthusiasm. This word beamed at me from the back of my...

This is my first blog post. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! As I write this, a cool nighttime breeze comes from the street to...