Madalyn Sarafzadeh

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Dec 1, 2021, 12:00 PM

Donut hole or donut whole?

Welcome to the year 2021, when the amount of different flavors of jelly donuts seems to be more than the number of ways to spell the name of the holiday Hanukkah. In case you were wondering, there are 24...

Dec 21, 2020, 9:18 AM

20/20 vision and the last candle burning

December 31, 2019, on flight to TLV: "Ladies and gentlemen, the time is now 12:00 am. We would like to wish you all a happy New Year! Welcome 2020!" December 31, 2020: This year, I'll try to utter my New...

Apr 8, 2020, 2:57 AM

Stop looking for the silver lining

"Just because it's the end of February and we haven't had any snowstorms yet here in New York, just remember that there could still be even in the month of April. Winter is not over yet, so be prepared."...

Aug 4, 2017, 2:43 PM

What did you learn for the past 22 years?

My cell phone buzzed at 12:00 AM: WhatsApp from a friend: Happy 23rd birthday Madalyn! At the blink of an eye, I already felt one year older. Just a minute before, I was one year closer to the date I was...

May 9, 2016, 6:13 AM

It’s the sacrifices that count

Does my mom love a bouquet of red roses or yellow tulips? Or does my mom prefer a massage? When it comes to buying a gift for Mother's Day, it's like buying toothpaste at your local Walgreen's pharmacy. I'm...

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About Me

Hailing from the Lone Star State, Madalyn is graduate student studying for a Master's in Occupational Therapy at CUNY York College.