I have to remind myself to breathe sometimes swallowing gulps of air down my throat I take another step, cautious as the tunneling chaos bombards me. I go from class to class, person to person,[…]
christmas
With palm trees rhythmically swaying, ocean tides ritually retreating and sun rays brightly radiating, the southern California winter season commenced. Having now lived in a city far north that perpetuates the popularized archetype of the[…]
seattle hues
Washington I take one long exhale, silently expelling vestiges of home and comfort from my lips, and brave a single glance up at the daunting brick facade that will shortly become my place of residence.[…]
summer: part 1
~an early summer installation~ I wake up everyday with the same overwhelming anticipation for an alarm clock that won’t ring for several more hours. Summer. I have come to breathe it in my routine, or lack[…]
a love letter
dear silence, if there were ever a need to identify something so enriched with fulfillment and bestowed with beauty, I would not hesitate to think to name you it. you have transformed my nights of[…]
airplanes
“It has to be Southwest.” “No, definitely an independent flyer.” “I think it’s Delta.” This conversation continued on with little variance as we both watched the most intricately engineered aluminum and titanium vessels fly in[…]
feel
To feel is to be human. It is to be alive and acknowledge the part inside of each of us that inspires every mundane action, such as brushing away the comfort of a blanket to[…]
zzz
The buzzing commences once again, signaling the passing of another stale 15 seconds. I glance from my desk to the desolate scene of leafy green plants and passing soil, dry sediments stumbling down the hill.[…]
vegetarianism
“Oh, so you’re vegetarian because you’re Indian right?” This one question has been inquired for years now, and my continual rejection of it has inspired me to write this post. I first was vegetarian simply[…]
yosemite
In the spirit of my family’s traditional vacations (focused on nature), we went to Yosemite National Park this Thanksgiving weekend. Upon arrival we did what most families do, and paused at Tunnel View to gaze[…]