It is crazy to think I have been living in Brooklyn for almost a month now. I have just fallen in love. I love the people - who are not the rude New Yorkers you hear about on TV. I love the beauty of the buildings. I never thought of buildings as art until I was [...]
Mortality is a topic that recently popped into my mind very late at night. I am someone who has always suffered in the present. OCD, Anxiety, you name it. Looking towards a better future is my way of coping with my struggles. "Tomorrow will be a better day" "When I'm a psychologist I can help [...]
For a while now, I have been on the schedule of showering once every three to five days. Showering continues to be a struggle due to my OCD. The process of showering is a chore for me. Having to undress, get all wet, wash my hair and put conditioner in it, dry off, brush my [...]
I have always been one for fresh starts. My go-to saying was, "this week is a new week, I'm starting over." By doing this, I seemed to expect everything to be better. I expected smooth sailing. When the time came that I would fall back into my unhealthy habits, I would become disappointed in myself, [...]
There is exactly one month until I graduate from College! It is an unthinkable accomplishment if you look back on my early teenage years. A time where graduating middle school didn't seem like a possibility. A time where I had to live day by day. A time where I had to push the thoughts of helping [...]
My absolute favorite day of my trip to England and Germany was an excursion I took from London to Stonehenge and Bath. It was in the low 20s° F and it ended up being the windiest day of our entire trip. Stonehenge was absolutely amazing to me. I've dreamed of visiting ancient sites since I [...]
It has been way too long since my last post. Five months too long! A lot can happen in five months. For me, almost everything that happened was completely positive. I guess I'll start with my most exciting experience since my last post. January 5th I left for an amazing trip through my college. I spent [...]
