A personal or introspective blog post
Do you ever get super depressed because society seems to just, for lack of a better phrase, suck on all levels currently? It feels like humanity is in a downward spiral. Then, on top of all this, there are also guns in the equation. It’s so bizarre to me. Everything about American Life right now.…
If you had told 14 year old me that this is where I would be at age 21 I would have been beyond surprised and no doubt disappointed in myself. I grew up thinking that going to college right after high school and then grad school and so on to eventually gain a “respectable” career was…
Time is such a crazy concept. Especially for someone like me who grew up with undiagnosed ADHD and therefore no grasp on time whatsoever. (I still don’t. That’s something the meds can’t even help me with..)
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As more time goes by, I find it harder and harder to believe that it has already been a year since I lost a close friend while abroad. As more time elapses from that day, my whole being is taken over with shame in the fact that I still do not feeling like it is…
A week ago we had a group meeting of just TBB students no PLs in order to work on getting us out of this little slump we all seemed to be experiencing. To give us some help and support, Robin Pendoley, the founder of TBB sent us all this email that I thought I would…
On the evening of September 9th I fly out of my small hometown airport in Oregon off to D.C. to meet up with the Thinking Beyond Borders group. And although that is still 23 days and 3 hours away (as the countdown app on my phone tells me), I have been unbelievably busy trying to…
Hi, So this is me. The scary looking girl with the dark lipstick. 19 years old and about to take on the world. I know I’m not abroad yet, and therefore posting on this blog right now seems premature and irrelevant, I know. However, it does seem relevant and on brand to open up about…
When I was 5 years old we moved across the country.When I was 8 we moved across the ocean.When I was 11 we moved to the other side of the country. I learned to how to adapt to each environment. How to cater to each specific setting. Each place I’ve lived has become a section.…
1. Measurement of success is completely subjective. Measure your personal successes by comparing to what you know you’re capable of, not what others consider success. 2. As long as you put yourself out there and be 100% yourself from the beginning, making genuine new friends are not that hard. 3. Just be straight up with…
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