Author Lexi Thimble

There’s a show I watch on CBS during the summer, partly because there’s nothing else on except mindless game shows and late night talk shows, but also because it’s a fairly good program. “Salvation”...

When we think of the 1980s, images of Madonna, huge curly hair, leg warmers and movies like “Back to the Future” are what we normally conjure up. However, in the midst of synth pop hits and happy-go-lucky...

When I attended First-Year Orientation at Fairfield University two years ago (an absolutely crazy thought), I was totally secure in my choice. The size of the campus and undergrad population was just my speed,...

“One of my favorite memories is going to a Thrive FYE event hosted by an author who all of us advice about what to do if your roommate doesn’t shower. Advice: please shower for your roommates sake.”...

For my last major adventure while abroad, I was fortunate enough to spend eight beautiful days traveling around Ireland, the home country of my mom’s side of the family. As every local we encountered told...

Life in Edinburgh feels temporary, in a weird way. It’s so full of history but, on the surface, the architecture of the buildings make it seem like all the modern-day people who inhabit them have a limited...

What does it mean when people say “representation matters?” Why does it matter that we see a wide variety of people portrayed in films and TV? Why, specifically, do we need a healthy representation of...

Escaping up to York in northern England this past weekend was just what I needed. The very fact that I can do something like that, hop on a train and disappear from the huge city of London for a couple days,...

For the many weeks I’ve been here in London, I’ve had a pervasive thought: “No matter how much it rains or how changeable the weather is, at least I’m not back home where they’ve got all that snow...

London is a great city to spend your weekend in, to learn the ins-and-outs of and to explore all the hidden, tucked away places. But, in the spirit of all those Jane Austen-era stories about seeking refuge...