"Sonder", my best friend always whispers to me on bad days, "remember what that means." Early on in my high school experience, I decided that this simple little word was to be my lifelong philosophy. Oddly enough, the term "sonder" can't be found on any page of any dictionary in any library in the world. Rather, it is an obscure word referring to the human realization that each and every person you encounter or pass by in your lifetime lives a life as complex and riddled with challenges as your own. In my eyes, Hollins University, along with its students and professors, recognizes this universal meaning of "sonder". Ultimately, Hollins understands that each person is in the process of writing his or her own autobiography,
"Sonder", my best friend always whispers to me on bad days, "remember what that means." Early on in my high school experience, I decided that this simple little word was to be my lifelong philosophy. Oddly enough, the term "sonder" can't be found on any page of any dictionary in any library in the world. Rather, it is an obscure word referring to the human realization that each and every person you encounter or pass by in your lifetime lives a life as complex and riddled with challenges as your own. In my eyes, Hollins University, along with its students and professors, recognizes this universal meaning of "sonder". Ultimately, Hollins understands that each person is in the process of writing his or her own autobiography,