We’ve been raising monarch caterpillars at work for the last month. A woman we affectionately dubbed “The Butterfly Lady” came in with an aquarium full of milkweed and caterpillars the length of your pinky nail — dozens of them. You’d have never noticed them from afar. Most of those poor things died. It wasn’t our fault. Apparently […]
Read More All We Like Butterflies…One year ago today, I watched the sun rise over the rim of the Grand Canyon. It was the start of a road trip without limits. I had no idea when or even where it would end. One year later, now settled in Charlotte for the last three months, I’m still thinking a lot about that road trip. […]
Read More One Year Later: I’ve Forgotten All About YouIt’s May. These last two years, May has brought about a shift. A change. A drastic tide to the normal flow and current of my life. Leaving. I tutor in September. I tutor in October. I tutor in November. I tutor in December. I enjoy the holidays. I tutor in January. I tutor in February. […]
Read More A New May Story: Staying in CaliforniaI have no idea what I’m doing with my life. Ever since graduating from college in 2009, I’ve gone about some routine, hoping/thinking/praying I’m doing what I’m “supposed” to be doing. Whether it’s the “right” thing. Or if I’m in the “right” place. I think I belong in California right now. Pretty sure, actually. I’ve […]
Read More Korea vs. California: A Reason and a SeasonAfter the longest nastiest most expensive campaign in history, it’s finally Election Day. I know, right? It’s like hitting LOST finale day after six arduous years of mind-bending mysteries. Forget the tropical polar bears; soon, this ultimate political mystery will be revealed. I long debated writing anything special for this occasion. I liken my non-discussion […]
Read More Election Day: When Everything Changes But Probably NotA dear friend has been powering through one of my all-time favorite shows, Friday Night Lights. How fitting that this incredible show serves as inspiration for this post. I’ve been back in southern California for nearly three weeks, and I’ve experienced quite the gamut of emotions in that span. Relief? Check. Loneliness, despair? Check, check. Hope, frustration, […]
Read More A Friday Night Lights Kind of ChangeI wrote this doozy of a post on Facebook in January 2010. If you’re curious as to what I was feeling before I transitioned from Georgia to California, here you go. I thought it’d be fitting for re-posting on this day after Christmas, also known as the most depressing day of the year. *** I […]
Read More Like a Christmas Tree Thrown Amid the Rapids