This Wednesday Nicholas Carbonaro discussed how to look and feel your best here at Cornell. Nicholas emphasized the importance of allowing your appearance to reflect positively of you while still being maintainable. For example, many famous soccer stars can have an elaborate haircut with a tight fade that never fades (haha). On the other hand, a college student could not maintain their appearance if they chose these haircuts that need constant maintenance. We also discussed the importance of being realistic about your “getting ready routine”. It is not realistic or healthy to force yourself out of bed at five in the morning to do your hair for your 8am. This leads me to another point of the discussion that I personally found very interesting. The fact that your appearance on the outside is a direct reflection of your health on the inside is a fact many students overlook. When we eat poorly whether it be not enough, too much, or the wrong types of food it will be reflected in not only how we look but how we feel about how we look. Another way health can affect your appearance is through our mental health. In an environment like Cornell, it may seem we are under constant inescapable stress. Stresses and other obstacles to our mental health do in fact manifest themselves in our physical appearance and these changes on the outside often further stress out students. This discussion about appearance made me realize that health is something you cannot accomplish in facets but must tackle as a whole. Our health on the inside, on the outside and mentally all affect each other and are crucial to our success.