crowns, pt 1When I was younger, 22 was always “the age.” At 22, I would be a college graduate, have a job lined up, move out of my parents’ house, be...
fruit“Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story” Psalm 107:2 I came into college as bright eyed and bushy tailed as you would expect...
stanford stupid, part 1I used to work under the VP for this big bio-pharmaceutical company to develop a small-molecule GSK-3B inhibitor for the treatment of...
beasts and castlesMy face goes slack, and my eyes glaze over as I try to make my face as emotionless as possible. As I climb up my glass tower, I already...
warm fuzziesThe highest tide I have ever seen was 1:05am on a Thursday night in the middle of December. Waves crashed over and above and around me,...
bruhThe following post is in response to this amazing article. It's on the longer side, but definitely worth every minute:...
uninformed and underrepresented at stanford university**Disclaimer: I am not Native American. I am not part of the most underrepresented and disproportionately traumatized people groups. I...
marked safeNot even a week after I wrote this, the headlines read that there was another mass shooting, this time at a shopping center in El Paso,...
busogPassing the plate Surfing the Hawaiian coast has been on my bucket list since before I knew how to surf. I’ve dreamed of biking from...
smells and stuffMy junior year smelled like lavender and warm cinnamon apples. Wind tip-toed in through my opened window as I touched base every few...
