My head is pounding. My eyes are swollen. At least my nose isn’t stuffy because I was sitting up straight in the car instead of laying in bed. Right before I turned to get home I almost puked twice from crying so hard. But everything- from my body to my soul- hurts. Today took everything out of me. As I […]

I don’t often feel the need to cry anymore. Although I have cried twice this week. Three times if you include the tear up during therapy. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m doing great, maybe just ok. Surviving. Making it through as best as I can. Most days I just feel kind of numb to the emotion. […]

I remember the first time I rode Space Mountain. I was a huge Disneyland fan but absolutely terrified of rollercoasters. But when my cousins decided they wanted to go to Disneyland too, I was too embarrassed to admit I was afraid, so I went along for the ride- literally. As we made our way down the line and inched closer […]

I have absolutely no idea what comes next. Is this the season where I finally throw in the towel, pack my bags, and move back to California? Is this the time where I’ll make new friends and form unbreakable bonds? Is this the part of the story where I find my Prince Charming and live happily ever after? Or maybe […]

When I was a freshman in college, my professor made us write a paper on tackling homesickness. We were all first-year students, away from home for the first time in our lives, and he wanted us to think about the one thing we were all collectively feeling. The only thing was there wasn’t very many ways to approach this paper. […]