The Reality of Love: No One Owes You Their Heart
Love is not something anyone is owed, despite the desire to receive it…
Navigating Love: When You Feel ‘Not Enough’
Reflections on past relationships reveal a struggle with feelings of inadequacy and the desire for love
The Power of True Friendship: Appreciating Your Circle
Friendship is a beautiful and powerful thing. These last few years, my appreciation and gratefulness towards my friends has grown so much. We’ve created so many good memories together, but also weathered so many storms. Whenever I went through a bad period, they showered me with support and love, even when I didn’t feel like […]
I was hopin’ they would see me just for me, dope teacher
From Admissions Counselor to English teacher: My story of how I’ve embraced the teacher life in South Korea
Hopin’ that you feel love, feel real love
Oh Love Brown eyes that sparkled with a smile that could healAll the pain and hurt that I could feelI looked into her eyes and thought, “Is this real?”But even then I knew I fell for your spiel Love, oh Love, that wonderful feelingThat harbinger of joy and painYes, both joy and pain, for don’t […]
She said love me better, kiss me back, listen more
My friend posed the question “What does ‘love’ mean to you?” not too long ago on Facebook, and I never commented on their post, but the question stuck with me. I found myself thinking about it now and then until I randomly decided to write about it today. Love. True love. What is it? What […]
And wherever I am, I’m doing fine
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in. A long while. A year, it’s been a year (I’m sorry!). The year honestly flew by. For a while, it didn’t seem real at all, being in a new country and all. But it is and I’m still here and loving it. I’ve settled into a nice […]
We finally made it and now we sailin’
Upon my arrival in Korea, it was mandatory for me to complete a two-week quarantine before being able to roam free. My designated quarantine location was a dormitory on the campus of Konkuk University in Chungju, a two-hour bus ride from Incheon Airport. As I noted in my previous post, I arrived safely to my […]
I could’ve stayed where I was and had a life you’d be proud of, but I’d rather chase things never thought of
When I sit back and think about it, it really seems crazy that I’d up and leave the life I had to go teach in a foreign country, but that’s what makes it so beautiful. I had comfort, I had security, I had freedom. But I was restless. I needed more. Not necessarily a challenge, […]
There’s a world we can visit if we go outside. We can follow the road. There’s a world we can visit if we go outside. No one knows
We are born. We die. This will happen to us all. What we do in between those two events, however, is for us to decide. We can be whatever we want, do whatever we want, go wherever we want. The world is at our fingertips. Back in the day, if you chose to stay in […]
Standing In Doorways 