To many kids my age, life revolves around pop culture, but in many different formats. Whether it’s the new Star Wars movie that has you hooked on Baby Yoda memes or playing Fortnite with friends, it impacts everyone in a different way. For me, it’s a wide variety of music that spans over the course of decades. If you’re on social media these days, you might have seen that music is the center of the millions of posts, tweets, and videos that are shared every day. It’s always l

The holiday season is upon us, and the holidays are filled with music! Since I’ve been hearing lots of music (albeit, Christmas music) all month, I’ve decided to reflect on a few reasons why music is important to me. Passion and Balance Even though I am primarily interested in going into a STEM field, I have continued to play music because I truly enjoy it. Music has been a part of my life since I was extremely young, and it has taught me to be well rounded in my interests an