The past two weeks have been PACKED full of adventures. I visited Granada, Spain and the Sierra Nevada mountain range during my fifth weekend here in Europe, and just yesterday, I got home from Morocco. I have a permanent cramp in my neck from sleeping on buses, but it’s been all kinds of worth it […]
I went to Paris with low expectations. Yeah, you read that right. Paris has always been a dream destination of mine. I love the history, and the architecture, and the generally romantic and magical portrayal of it in the media. My bathroom at home is Paris themed, so naturally, I always pictured myself […]
On January 18, my friend and I booked flights to Brussels. Less than a week later, we were there. Budget flight. Crappy hostel. Strange metro system. One backpack. Up there with the happiest weekends of my life! Seriously. So good that I bought a souvenir sweatshirt. Here’s a breakdown of my 45 hours […]
Update number 2: I’m falling more in love with Madrid every day. This place already feels like home, and I’ve quickly slipped into a routine. I’m soaking in every moment, and that’s easy to do here. Everything is brighter, and more beautiful, and more intentional. People move differently. Life moves differently. And I’m already dreading […]
Be still, my heart… I’m writing my first weekly update on life here in Madrid, Spain from the most adorable vintage coffee shop the world has ever seen. I’m in a quirky, upbeat little neighborhood that I found on my own, about a 12 minute metro ride from my apartment. I asked for the Wifi […]
Trigger Warning: This piece speaks explicitly about multiple forms of sexual assault. Please read at your own discretion. This takes a lot of courage to share, as it details experiences that I still feel embarrassed of and tainted by. But if there’s ever been a time that my stories are vital to the political climate, it’s […]
An assignment from my body image therapy group April 24, 2018 Dear Body, Thank you for fighting for me. Thank you for holding on when I was begging you to let go. Thank you for having faith in me despite all you’ve been through. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry that you were […]
Hi, sweet readers! One of my resolutions this year was to post every week (so check back here each Monday for a new little blurb from me!) and another was to start journaling more. Just wanted to let you know that you can expect some more casual posts about my feelings and my life, sprinkled in with […]
This post is going to be a trainwreck, and that is not necessarily intentional, but I think, like with all things, we could make it into a metaphor. Hello. If you’ve made it here, somehow, without my posting a single link or drawing any attention to this post in my usual fashions, I want to […]
Once again, President Trump has taken it upon himself to ridicule victims of sexual assault, and while my heart hurts because of this knowledge, it has certainly felt this way before. If you pay any attention to the news these days, the name “Brett Kavanaugh” is certainly one that rings familiar. Kavanaugh was nominated by […]