Verba Volant, Scripta Manent

The Most Vulnerable Part Of You

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:11 -0400

The Most Vulnerable Part Of You

21 Things I Look For In A Mate

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:02:57 -0400

21 Things I Look For In A Mate:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (but not to me), 12, 14, 16!, 17, 18 (Progresso), 19, 20, and 21 would be nice.

I think I've finally kicked my ThoughtCatalog habit.

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:00 -0400

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Sat, 18 May 2013 13:05:39 -0400

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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:56:37 -0400

Why You Shouldn’t Be So Freaked Out About Your Future

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:03:07 -0400

Why You Shouldn’t Be So Freaked Out About Your Future

How To Be A B*tch

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:45 -0400

How To Be A B*tch

What Hurts Most Of All

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:03:04 -0400

What Hurts Most Of All:

This makes me miss my great grandmother. She passed away when I was in 2nd grade. She had lost most of her mind by the time I was old enough to remember her, and I’ll always miss not getting to know the woman who I got my middle name after and who I “inherited my intelligence” from. I wish I got gotten time with her before the alcohol destroyed her. This also scares me because everyone says how I am so much like her.

It also makes me miss my paternal grandfather. He died too soon as well.

I Don’t Know What I’m Looking For

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:02:43 -0400

I Don’t Know What I’m Looking For:

“You keep running around the world, and I don’t know what you’re looking for,” said my overly exhausted father over dinner the other night.

The thing is that I don’t know what I’m looking for. I feel like I was more sure of what it was before I started traveling. It was easy to know at the beginning. I was tired of the people and places I knew. I was looking for some sort of inspiration for what career path to pursue. I was hopeful about the Eat Pray Love phenomenon: go somewhere new, clean yourself spiritually with some religion that you never really believed in, fall in love with some ex-pat, and then you’d have your cute little happy ending. Obviously, it’s not like that. I’ve ended up with more questions than answers, not to mention a very sad bank account.

But even though I’ve never felt more lost, I have also never felt more sure of who I am. I know myself better than I did before, even if I’m unsure of what my future will be. I’ve been thrown into countless uncomfortable situations, breaking down cultural barriers and learning different languages. I have met backpackers, restaurant owners, pilots, fire dancers, students, entrepreneurs, soccer players, and teachers from all over the world. Makes sense that my original path has been diverted, after having observed so many alternative ones. Maybe that’s the answer to that question. I’m not actually looking for anything in particular, but rather exploring all the different possibilities for a career and happiness, but ultimately, for life. That’s why I’m never satisfied, because being content with life isn’t good enough for me. I need more; I need to be constantly living. And that’s why I can’t stop.

I want to be this person. I don’t know what I’m looking for either, but I want to travel to do it.

Don’t Let Your Moral Outrage Get The Best Of You

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:02:56 -0400

Don’t Let Your Moral Outrage Get The Best Of You

20 Things Single People Shouldn’t Have To Justify To Anyone

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:38:24 -0400

20 Things Single People Shouldn’t Have To Justify To Anyone

Love and hatred can coexist. Desire and disdain, regret yet joy, they can all coexist. Why is that...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:26:17 -0400

Love and hatred can coexist. Desire and disdain, regret yet joy, they can all coexist. Why is that so hard to accept?

You’re Not A Child, You’re Not An Adult, You’re Just You

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:03:04 -0400

You’re Not A Child, You’re Not An Adult, You’re Just You

25 Things I’m Afraid Of

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:02:53 -0400

25 Things I’m Afraid Of:

1: YESS SOMEONE AGREES THAT ANTS ARE SCARY.

9: So much agreement.

10: So sweet and so true.

14, 16 (but with my mom), 19.

20, unfortunately.

21, 22.

23, still, sadly.

I’m Over Being Overly Attached

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:02:53 -0400

I’m Over Being Overly Attached

10 People Who Make You Who You Are

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:02:44 -0400

10 People Who Make You Who You Are:

1 - Holly/Andrea

2- Parents

3 - Would rather not name lol

4 - Totten/Edwards

5 - Never had one

6 - ???

7 - Mimi (who didn’t make me swear off cohabitation lol)

8 - Jiten/Sandra - both amazing first bosses. I don’t count tennis camp

9 - Would prefer to pass on naming.

10 - Me. For 18+ years.

I’ve spent so much of the past 4 days cuddled like this...

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:32:08 -0400

I’ve spent so much of the past 4 days cuddled like this while studying that sleeping alone in my own bed and being alone feels weird.

I can’t believe I got conditioned to human touch that quickly, but maybe everyone has a point: people need other people, and people need intimacy, whether simply platonic or romantic.

Maybe I wasn’t so ready for summer after all.

You Shouldn’t Have Kissed Me

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:02:44 -0400

You Shouldn’t Have Kissed Me

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Thu, 09 May 2013 09:58:57 -0400

How Do You Feel Good About Your Body?

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:02:49 -0400

How Do You Feel Good About Your Body?