I always thought that as a strong, confident, happy feminist, that I would never be in a toxic relationship. I thought I would be able to get myself out at the first sign of trouble, that I would never let someone mistreat me. But after months of tumultuous love and heartbreak, I realize that I’m … Continue reading The tumultuous road to ending my toxic relationship
My Return to the United States: Dealing with Reverse Culture Shock
You could expect me to be super happy because I'm home with my family and friends and got to meet my new nephew Tucker. You could also expect that I would be super sad, because how can anything compare to living in Florence? The truth of reverse culture shock is that it involves all of … Continue reading My Return to the United States: Dealing with Reverse Culture Shock
An American girl in an Italian world: My struggles trying to learn Italian in Italy
When I originally decided to study abroad in Florence, improving my Italian was not high on my priority list. I had already decided to minor in Italian after taking four semesters of the language, but I was not studying abroad for the purpose of improving my language skills. In fact, I was encouraged by my … Continue reading An American girl in an Italian world: My struggles trying to learn Italian in Italy
Thoughts from a Scared Feminist
Hi friends, sorry I haven't posted in a while. School has been wildly busy and I've barely had time to breath, let alone write a blog post. But there were a few things today/recently that stood out to me as important to talk about. The first was in my class called Human Sexuality. We had … Continue reading Thoughts from a Scared Feminist
Thoughts on Slut-Shaming and Sex Culture
Just stop judging people for what they do. Let everyone live how they want to. If you want to have sex all the time with a lot of people, that's totally fine. If you want to wait until marriage, that's great too. It's up to you and what you feel comfortable with. And this goes … Continue reading Thoughts on Slut-Shaming and Sex Culture
Reflections from a Roller Coaster of a Summer
I barely believe myself when I say summer is over. But I’m back in Nashville, so I can’t keep being in denial. More impressive than the speed of the summer finishing is the amount that happened the last few months. I’ve gone through most every type of relationship within the summer, from single to friends … Continue reading Reflections from a Roller Coaster of a Summer
Two-faced: My Experience Being Biracial
My greatest natural talent is confusing people who try to guess my race. Some people are shocked when they find out I'm not fully white. Others somehow think I look fully Asian. Rarely do I meet someone who knows that I am half white and half Chinese, just by looking at me. For most of … Continue reading Two-faced: My Experience Being Biracial
Flipping the Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is "treat others as you wish to be treated." But what if you aren't treating yourself well? While I am often very mean to myself, I tend to be very kind and supportive to my friends and family. If you're my friend you're probably scoffing, but I promise my meanness to you … Continue reading Flipping the Golden Rule
An Outsider Looking in: Some Thoughts and Observations on Religion
I want to be completely transparent with this post, but I apologize in advance if anything comes off as offensive, I do not mean it that way. To start, I do not consider myself religious at all. My grandparents were, but my dad is only mildly religious (and the most open-minded person I know) and … Continue reading An Outsider Looking in: Some Thoughts and Observations on Religion
The Man on the Bus: An Unfinished Love Story
This is a true story about a real man who exists somewhere out there. If you are him or know him, please let me know. Our story begins on the 38BX bus in San Francisco, which is a Geary express bus that goes to the Financial District (sorry for the gibberish if you don't live … Continue reading The Man on the Bus: An Unfinished Love Story
Eloquent Entropy 