Blooming through experience. Memories through adventure.
Scotland is already a beautiful country, but the crisp feeling in the air as the leaves begin to change color enhances everything. October 2021 was my first full month living in Scotland, and it did not disappoint. It was full of beautiful scenery, afternoons in coffee shops, and nights with friends. Here are some highlights: [...]
About a year ago, after much soul-searching and reflecting, I came to terms with the fact that I am asexual. Ever since then, pieces of my past that never quite added up made sense. Things that would have previously made me feel alone and excluded now have an explanation. I have a community of people- [...]
Early September 2021, I packed my favorite clothes, photos, and books (on my TBR list), said goodbye to my cats (and my family) and moved halfway around the world. From Missouri, USA all the way to Scotland. I'm attending the University of Stirling for a year-long postgraduate program in Publishing. With my program set to [...]
This summer has been a very busy one! The first part of this blog post, where I talk about my trips to South Carolina and Colorado, can be found here. Following these short trips, I still had a few more fun weekend adventures planned. Between these, I continued working 50 hour-weeks, filling my time off [...]
One of my biggest motivations to get the COVID-19 vaccine was the ability to travel again. Traveling is one of my favorite things to do, and so many of my friends live in other states, so I have to fly or drive long hours to see them. The thought of getting on an airplane without [...]
One of my biggest fears is living a completely ordinary, boring, unimportant life. Right now I'm in an "in-between" season of my life. I graduated from undergrad in December 2020, and I start graduate school in September 2021. That leaves nine months to work as much as possible and save money for my next adventure. [...]
I love traveling. Not being able to travel anywhere the past year has been less than ideal, but spending time on my own in my neighborhood has given me the chance to fall in love with myself. I've learned to love spending time alone doing things that make me happy. Recently, I took that self-love [...]
In 2020, my goal was to read 45 books. I fell behind a little bit because of school, and then quarantine happened. You would think that having nothing to do for months on end would have given me plenty of time to read, but alas, it did not happen. My mental capacity to read was [...]
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