Today I’m honored to be on The Change Blog! Here’s a snippet of the article: A few years ago I received a terrifying email. “We are pleased to inform you that you have been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to South Korea…” Perhaps I should back up a bit. I was in my senior year in… Read More How I Overcame Fear and Found My Love of Teaching, Travel and Chopsticks
I love writing. It’s always been rather therapeutic for me. My writing usually parallels pretty closely with my stress levels – the more I write, the less stressed I am. I have been writing for years. I’ve written in journals, submitted to online academic magazines and newsletters, posted notes on Facebook, created a year-long… Read More The only 2 types of real failure
Three years ago, I found myself bruised and battered and lying handcuffed to a hospital bed.
Happy new year! Can you believe it’s already 2016? I’ve been looking back a lot on 2015, reflecting on what I did right and where I can improve. 2015 was a year of huge change for me. I moved, quit my job, and started working as a freelance writer. I was engaged and then married… Read More How to have your best year ever
Yesterday I had a booth at a local artist’s market. It was the first time I’ve ever tried to sell my artwork, and by midday I was actually pretty disappointed. I had spent dozens and dozens of hours over the last month making product to sell, and then hauled everything out to the market before… Read More How Today Can Be The Best Day Of Your Life
About a week ago, while visiting my parents for Thanksgiving, I had a bad fall. I slipped walking down a flight of brick stairs, and ended up landing right on my shin. While I was lying there crying in agony, my dad ran over and tried to soothe me.
