“In what ways do you think being shy might be a positive thing?” my therapist used to ask me sometimes. I hadn’t ever considered the...

This time last year, I dreaded the year ahead of me. For no reason other than it being one of enormous change - from graduating to...

Something about my birthday makes me want to start writing again. I say this as if I’ve ever really stopped writing, but I've recently...

Identity is an interesting thing. For a long time now, I’ve thought of myself as an overachiever. From an early age, my parents said that...

I don’t remember much about my parents’ divorce. All I know is that it happened in the early 2000s, and that my dad fed my older brother...

How is it possible that I’m still in denial about graduating in less than two weeks? I’ve spent the majority of my life thus far with...

(One year of blogging and becoming the writer I've always wanted to be) This time last year, I sat hunched at the desk in my childhood...

I promise I’m not as irresponsible as it may sound. To say that I’ve had an unlucky start to the semester is an understatement. I’ve...

Dear Penn State, As a second-semester senior during my last “first week” of class, I find myself reflecting on the past years of...

How the Worst Semester Taught Me the Most I can’t help but think back to my freshman year of college and remember how badly I wished to...

In the midst of fall semester nearing its end, I’ve decided to come out of my writing hiatus. Don’t get me wrong - nearly all of my time...

I wake up, startled by the sound of my phone’s alarm that I luckily remembered to set the night before. It’s barely seven in the morning....

I used to think that I knew what happiness was. I thought it could be found in other people. Growing up as an extremely shy kid, I...

I often think back to what my life was like when these photos were taken. All three are memories from the summer of 2019, where my family...

I’ve always been a deeply habitual person. Maybe it’s the result of watching my dad eat Cheerios every morning for the past 20 years of...

Before COVID-19 disrupted nearly every aspect of everyday life, you were supposed to embrace your final year of high school. You were...

I’ve thought about starting a blog for a long time. Below are some screenshots from my first attempt at blogging, circa 2010. For...