The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Dear Goodbyes: a love letter to a bittersweet acquaintance

Dear Goodbyes: a love letter to a bittersweet acquaintance

Lakshanyaa Ganesh May 22, 2019

haven’t always been good at accepting you into my life. You get a pretty bad rep, and I guess for a good reason: nobody likes change. It’s your best friend that always seems to be close on your heels,...

Dear Time: A love letter to time

Dear Time: A love letter to time

Lakshanyaa Ganesh March 15, 2019

Dear Time, If I’m being completely honest, you drive me crazy. I need to break my habit of thinking that you’re on my side, that of course I’m always going to have you around. So I come home...

Dear Change: a love letter to a constant companion

Dear Change: a love letter to a constant companion

Lakshanyaa Ganesh February 6, 2019

You and I go way back. You and the majority of people on Earth have a history, I suppose, but I’d like to think that our relationship is special. It’s taken me a while to learn how to love you, and...

Dear Home: A love letter to a comforting presence

Dear Home: A love letter to a comforting presence

Lakshanyaa Ganesh December 17, 2018

’ve always had trouble defining you. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines you as “one’s place of residence,” but I’m not entirely sure if I trust the dictionary on that one. The old adage “home...

Dear Music: A love letter to a lifelong companion

Dear Music: A love letter to a lifelong companion

Lakshanyaa Ganesh November 21, 2018

ear Music, I distinctly remember sitting on a piano bench for the very first time, my shoes barely reaching the ground. My teacher patiently taught me what numbers to name each of my fingers and how...

Dear Halloween: A love letter to my favorite holiday

Dear Halloween: A love letter to my favorite holiday

Lakshanyaa Ganesh October 24, 2018

ou used to be my absolute favorite holiday. Every year, I’d beg my parents to go candy shopping as soon as they lined the Target aisles with spooky black bats and cartoonish pumpkins, replacing September’s...

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