To my mother. A woman who from her earliest days has been fiercely independent. A woman who has never once changed her being to better conform to the liking of others, a woman who has never backed down or taken the easy way out. She’s a paradox. She is the toughest woman I know. Raised […]

When people ask you to describe yourself in a few short words, what first comes to your mind? For me, it’s always been,”restless soul.” I have a personality that does not tolerate staying in one place very well. With that being said, university has been driving me mad. Allow me to clarify- back home, I […]

“Stuff your eyes with wonder. Live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” -Ray Bradbury Earlier this week I stumbled across this quote by one of my favorite authors and I instantly resonated with it. Lately I’ve been feeling so […]

“I’m not sure what I’ll do, but- well I want to go places and see people. I want my mind to grow. I want to live where things happen on a big scale.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald In less than 48 hours, I will be loading the contents of the past 18 years into a tiny […]

For many, the summer before your senior year can evoke a plenitude of emotions and memories. For me that summer was bright red shoulders after too many hours in the Arizona heat, rich & vibrant sunsets accented with orange and magenta clouds, and black skies filled with glimmering stars. It was what some may describe […]