Sabrina Qiao

Sabrina Qiao is currently a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studies English with a minor in journalism. She has been previously published in 34th Street Magazine, HuffPost, Silver Needle Press, and The Red Cedar Review.

Lonely in the City

The first week I moved to Manhattan, I was so excited I couldn’t eat. I lost two pounds and gained a Metrocard, an apartment sublet, and a new internship. I was supposed to be living at home, working the same internship I’ve had since I was a college freshman—not out of loyalty, but out of love for my father.