“Tell me, how does it feel to see your mother?”, he said.
I was confused. I blinked twice before simply spitting out the word, “What?”
“Tell me how it feels to see your mother,” he repeated. Yes, I had heard the question correctly and yes, he was honestly waiting for an answer. Continue reading “The Things We Take for Granted”
A lot happened in November. The 2016 Presidential Election finally came to an end, the holiday season began, and the end of the year is coming quickly. There have been a lot of emotions going around this month and its time for us to take a look back.
I have a lot of feelings about the 2016 elections. Being a black female in America, the daughter of immigrants, a member of a military family who’s future Commander-In-Chief has just been elected, a social worker who is busting her butt to empower and build up the youth of our society… All of the intersections of my identities are responding, but no matter who won last night the problems in this country were and are not going to be solved by one man or woman.
Continue reading “Thoughts on the 2016 Presidential Election “
Today I turn 24. For me, my Chapter 24 starts right now and I’m planning on doing a couple things differently over this next year. Continue reading “My 24th Chapter: Unafraid and Unfiltered”
Last weekend my roommate, a friend, and I took a mini road trip to upstate New York. We spent the day wandering through Storm King Art Center, a beautiful outdoor sculpture park, and tasting wine at Brotherhood Winery, America’s oldest winery. Don’t worry, we documented all the shenanigans to prove it. Continue reading “Weekend Wanderlust: Hudson Valley, NY”
Did your September feel like it flew by? Mine sure did. We’ll keep this month’s recap short and sweet because time is passing us by as we speak: Continue reading “Unafraid Life Lessons – September 2016”
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you’re afraid to even try? If you’re like me then you have a million things that you want to do with your life. But it feels like every time I gather enough courage to take the first step my mind gets clouded with doubt: What if I fail? What if I fall on my face? What if I look crazy?
The more important question that we should be asking ourselves is “what if I don’t?”
I still remember the day I had my Big Chop. I had just finished my freshmen year of college. A few hours after turning in my last final I was sitting in an old wooden chair at a friend’s house, the pair of scissors in her hand hovering above my head as she prepared to make the first cut. Flash forward five years to today and I am still navigating this natural hair journey while learning some unexpected life lessons along the way. Continue reading “Things My Natural Hair Taught Me About Life”
Current Read/ Year of Yes, by Shonda Rhimes
Current Listen/ “Whole” by Jonathan McReynolds featuring India.Arie
Current Love/ My new Canon Rebel T6s (!)
I’m in transition. I’m in between. I’m waiting.
We’ve all been there, partway between your last adventure and your next challenge. I’ve finished my summer job and a week ago and I’m waiting for my next one to begin. Honestly, I’ve never been a fan of waiting. I don’t like long lines, it bothers me when people walk slowly in front of me, and I rarely wait for my food to cool down enough for me to not burn my mouth when eating it. I have a habit of being impatient, but lately, I’ve been learning that patience really is a virtue. Continue reading “Midweek Meditation: The Waiting”
The first time I traveled out the country by myself I was nineteen years old. My college had a winter January semester called Winter Study when every student would take a class, study abroad, or do an internship off campus. During my sophomore year Winter Study I was fortunate enough to be recommended by one of my professors to do a language immersion course in Guatemala for the month. I still remember sitting on the plane to Guatemala City. I was alone, going to a country whose language I had had nowhere near mastered and planning to stay with a host who I had never met. All I remember thinking was “what in the world did I just get myself into?” Long story short, that month in Guatemala changed my life and I have never been the same since. Continue reading “How I Caught the Travel Bug – True Confessions of an Addict”
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