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Staying In
Am I wasting my time abroad if I stay inside so that I don’t spend money? I do go out when I have plans with friends, but I feel like I should be exploring the city solo. Unfortunately, that leads to me spending money, because I find so many random…
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Grief Should be a Process
Take your time I just got off the phone with a man whose mother passed away. We were speaking to one another because I had requested his services for an HVAC consultation last week and I was following up since I hadn’t received an estimate yet He shared that his…
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Don’t Touch My Hair
Recently, I traveled to Budapest, Hungary. I had been told by many that it was a totally rad place to visit and lots of fun. Unfortunately, I experienced racism while there, from being completely ignored by staff at restaurants, to being inappropriately touched and verbally assaulted. It was a rough…
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Poison Dart Frog
I wish I was a poison dart frog so I may sit on a tiny leaf as rain softly falls around me. To climb a moss-covered tree, feeling the slight give from the moist organism with every step I take. To watch droplets loll down as they gain enough weight…
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Back in the Saddle
So I clearly fell off again. This is my first time back on the site since my last post on February 25, 2024, and lo & behold, I have not done much to realize my goals. That is not to say I have done nothing. I simply haven’t maintained focus…
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It takes 10 years…
To become an overnight success. Recently, several artists & creators I enjoy have been celebrated and lauded in powerful ways and have seen their dreams realized. What I have noticed is that these folks have been in the game for over a decade and are now getting the flowers and…
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Hopes for the Future
I need to get real and honest about what I’m doing and why I’m here. 6 months from now, by the end of May 2024, I will be fluent in B1 Spanish, and I will be healthier. I will have amassed 20K followers across my social media platforms. I will…
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Goals, Goals, Goals
Trying to ensure this time isn’t wasted. I have to do everything possible to change my life. One year, better opportunities for me, my brothers, and my pups. This is going to be difficult, but I plan to be consistent as much as possible. It’s the only way change will…
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Something Wicked in the Water
This past weekend, early Sunday morning around 5:45am, I was attacked while walking home. I had been out for the evening with friends and we rode in a taxi altogether. We separated at a common stop for all of this and my walk was only 10 minutes. Normally, my neighborhood…
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Lost, but not Aimless
I have now been in Spain for almost two months. It doesn’t feel real to say that, but at the same time, I feel like I have been here forever. I do not know what I am doing yet, but I know that I am headed on the path I…
Dimples on the Edge 