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dreams and schemes for 2019

dreams and schemes for 2019

“I want to sing like the birds do, not worrying who hears or what they think.”Rumi Happy twenty nineteen! I hope your celebration was absolutely spiffing. Here in California, the New Year seems to have brought the rainstorms with it. We had a cold clear...
The Best of 2018

The Best of 2018

Happy New Year’s Eve, friends! A year ago today, I began this blog with a vision and a few journal pages of ideas. I wanted to create my own little corner of the internet that I could fill with inspiration, travel, beauty, books, and reflections on life. Now, on...
A Christmas Wish for You

A Christmas Wish for You

It is Christmas Eve. Votives flicker with candlelight. The holy carols you know by heart are playing gently from the speaker, setting the tone for the evening. This is a quiet night, and a holy one—one in which we celebrate the coming of light into our world of...
In Pursuit of a Simple Season

In Pursuit of a Simple Season

As I write this, I am sitting on a plane that is hurtling me westward, across the surface of the Atlantic ocean. Plane rides are long and discomforting things, but as they go, this time isn’t so bad. All around me are other students my age, who are journaling or...
Goodbye, U.K.

Goodbye, U.K.

Throughout this recent semester of studying abroad, I have continually felt a longing for a home I could not name. It was not the United States I missed, or California, or even my hometown. It was something beyond place. For four months, I struggled to put this...
Christmas in London | My Favorite Memories

Christmas in London | My Favorite Memories

We have been in London for a few weeks now, and everywhere the Christmas season celebrations are in full force. Incidentally, so are my final essays. Right now I ought to be writing my research paper, but I decided instead to take a glance back at some of my favorite...