Have you ever stopped to consider the amount of people we meet on a daily basis and how those numbers add up to this moment? Classes, sports, work, colleagues, coffee shops, friends of friends... Take a moment to stop and think about that. Thought about it? I graduated high school two years ago and the…Read more A Lost Life Isn’t Lost Love— A Dedication
Understanding
Exploring the Unknown– The Human Library
Today, I’ve got something new to share with you all— not a poem, but a story about… Well, other stories. This week I had the privilege of participating in a senior project that I was so lucky to be a part of and now, you can be a small part of it too. Welcome to…Read more Exploring the Unknown– The Human Library
Redefining a Home
How to accept the flaw behind what's left of a teenage lifestyle and learn how to live instead.
The Art of L o s t Expectation
It's finally a rainy day here in SLO where I get to spend (most of) my time indoors, hiding from the horizontal rain and inconsolable winds. As much as I want to say it's been a productive day that included a nap, it has been quite the opposite. But that's okay, nap or no nap,…Read more The Art of L o s t Expectation
Before and After– As the Glass Breaks
Have you ever heard that metaphor about the breaking glass? I heard it on How I Met Your Mother, it goes something like this: There are a lot of little things about life that we don’t notice or don’t really see until someone tells us. We don’t see it until we have nowhere else to…Read more Before and After– As the Glass Breaks
For Maddie Elliott
Yesterday I wrote a blog post on the fragility of our human lives, the time limits on all of us that we simply cannot see. I know that I wrote it yesterday, yet I had no idea I was actually writing about one of the most beautiful souls I have ever known. I was yet…Read more For Maddie Elliott
Expectation vs. Reality
What did I put in my empty bag? My dad used to do this thing with my siblings and I called What did we put in our empty bags; it was a metaphor. The bag represented our knowledge from the day, what we learned— we were supposed to empty it before going to school every…Read more Expectation vs. Reality
A Political Side of the Story
After a long weekend of moving in and driving back down for Thursday, summer classes have officially begun. Though this week has been quite an eventful one in my own world, there have also been some major changes in the political world. Everyone seems to be talking about the transgender ban in the military and…Read more A Political Side of the Story
What it means to have Pride
Welcome to June, the month I finally get to begin my (short) summer, the weather really starts heating up, and the world gets to celebrate something very important. Welcome to Pride Month. If you’ve been on Google today you might have seen the rainbow colors on their doodle for the day, that is something special.…Read more What it means to have Pride
Time Flies When…
And just like that, week 6 of the quarter is now over. I would say finally, but it seems a little too bittersweet for that. We are now over halfway through our final quarter of freshman year here at Cal Poly and the atmosphere is starting to change ever so slightly. You know those moments when…Read more Time Flies When…
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