The work you are doing matters! No matter your discipline, be it linguistics, theatre, fine arts, cultural studies, or literature, you are doing indispensable work and learning vital skills to connect us to one another as people and root our world in that social experience. Thank you for the work you are doing, it is so, so important.

Talk with the advisors and try and find a routine and organization that works for you. In both your college schedule and daily life.

Find your community and work that you're interested in outside of academia! I've found that, for me, the academy can feel very isolating -- like you're stuck in an ivory tower. Investing time in your community and making connections can help you get out of that mindset and makes your work as a humanities student all the more meaningful.

I studied Spanish and Environmental Studies. Both of these areas have always been important to me and they are both closely linked to my identity.