In March 2021, I started seeing news articles about Cicadas that were expecting to surface this summer. I was shocked to learn some insects spent 17 years underground and would make an appearance over the summer. I brought it up to a co-worker and was utterly horrified and disgusted by the fact where we work…
Attending college has taught how to reflect on things I read, see, hear, and experience. It taught me how to look at myself with a truthful lens and admit that I have done wrong or right in my life and why. I have come to terms with how judgmental I can be about other people…
Body Image has always been an emotional merry-go-round for me. When I was a child, I did not like how my thighs spread when I sat down, I was only eight, and already my self-esteem was nonexistent. A classmate had a pair of purple jeans that I loved and asked my mother to buy me…
Fear is an ugly four-letter word that has hindered me from accomplishing a lot in my life. It’s not the only negative thing that has held me back during my 48 years on this earth, but it’s the one word that has tried to hold me back and stop me from following my dreams. Amid…
