Tag Archives: UW Madison

The Time I Tried To Date JJ Watt

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Melissa Faulkner

It wasn’t hard to spot JJ Watt on UW Madison’s campus. It didn’t really matter if you “knew” him, because anyone that went to UW during those two years “knew” him. They’d shared a class with him, spotted him on … Continue reading →

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Defining Yourself After College

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Melissa Faulkner

In 5 days, it will be exactly one year since I graduated college. When I think back on 13-year-old Melissa, I think 13-year-old Melissa thought she would have things figured out by 23. I thought that I would graduate college, … Continue reading →

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Why I Owe My Happiness to Ali Bergmann

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Melissa Faulkner

The story of how Ali Bergmann and I came to be is a great one. It is a story I probably would have never told if it weren’t for a few glasses of wine over dinner in Copenhagen. Most pretentious … Continue reading →

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Never Graduate

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Melissa Faulkner

I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with winter break. I really can’t say that I love not having to be at the library every week night, because let’s be real here. I am never at the library every week night. … Continue reading →

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