Hadiyah Grubish

Hadiyah is passionate about all things related to learning and wishes to absorb as much knowledge as she possibly can. She is actively involved with the debate team at her high school, and competed on the national level all four years she attended. She also served as an active member of National Honor Society and frequently volunteered in her community. Hadiyah's goals for this year are to become fluent in a new language, gain a global perspective, and let go of all expectations and just live a little. Her favorite quote is "It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." -Leonardo da Vinci

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Hadiyah Grubish

2015-06-19

I’ve been home for almost three months.åÊ I’ve been struggling to redefine my definition of home for almost three months. You see, the problem (and the blessing) with leaving theåÊonly place you’ve ever known as home is that you discover that home is not a geographical place, it’s not the people you’ve known the longest,...

Hadiyah Grubish

2015-06-19

I’ve been home for almost three months.ξ I’ve been struggling to redefine my definition of home for almost three months. You see, the problem (and the blessing) with leaving theξonly place you’ve ever known as home is that you discover that home is not a geographical place, it’s not the people you’ve known the longest,...

Lessons Tena Has Taught Me Thus Far

Hadiyah Grubish

2014-10-22

1. It’s hot. Not just “Oh, it’s a little warm out today,” but a real ” I think I might be dying,” type of heat. Think Georgia in the end of July, just before the near daily afternoon thunderstorms where the humidity is at it’s peak, with the mid-day sun multiplied by five, and no...

Laundry Day

Hadiyah Grubish

2014-09-06

Today was laundry day. Today I washed clothes the “traditional way.” Today I soaked all the clothes I brought with me to this beautiful country in brightly colored buckets in the hot sunshine of our roof. Today I bent over a shallow concrete sink much shorter than I for hours scrubbing every minuscule piece of...

Self: A person’s complete individuality

Hadiyah Grubish

2014-08-31

The notion of “self” is an odd one. The idea that we as people can be completely summed up into this one entity is so abstract, so indefinite that it’s hard to grasp on to. People make entire careers, base all of their goals, and develop views of the world based solely on the idea...

A Whole New World

Hadiyah Grubish

2014-07-30

Hey y’all! First off, I cannot believe that this bridge year is actually happening for me. As my departure date grows nearer, I can’t help but to feel scared, excited, and nervous all at the same time. This is something completely new and different. I’m not sure how to prepare myself for exactly how big...