It started as a tiny buzzing in the center of my chest. A vibration that grew and spread until I felt it in my bones and throughout my entire body. It’s stayed with me constantly since I’ve arrived.
I notice it at odd times. When a gust of wind blows my hair into my face; when I’m walking home alone after work and the streets are dark and silent; when I hear the sound of rain pounding down on the roof.
I’m actually here, aren’t I?
Read MoreI’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to say to sum up this past year. My usual walkthrough of the ups and downs doesn’t have the same flow of years past, and it also doesn’t feel right to create a list or drone on in a long narrative. I just want to tell you about a couple of key things I learned that created a huge shift in my life for the year to come.
Read MoreAs I grew older, I got really, really sad, because I began to believe the lies that we are all told: that our deepest desires are impossible or unrealistic. I would never adventure in a far-off land with just a backpack and map. I would never be able to jump on a plane and explore an exotic location where nobody knew my name. These things were my childish daydreams. I gave it up.
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