In chronological order, here is my year in books...

Traveling is a decision to be open-minded and take in what you don’t know—to be clueless without being ignorant.

Maybe it's a metaphorical kind of lake effect... Chicago was gentler than I expected.

I never want to feel like I’m writing just for the sake of content; I’d rather write nothing than write nothing of substance.

I’ve become far less concerned with having all the answers, and more interested in having the chance to figure it out.

I can’t decide whether I want to paint or write or journal—I just want to create. But it’s like I can’t do it.

We have a choice when it comes down to our surroundings. We can merely look at things from a surface level, be content, and choose to leave

A friend once told me “the first thing you want to be when you grow up is actually what you’re supposed to grow up to be.”

The sun was shining and we had the careless confidence only two Americans could have when the Amalfi Coast is considered a weekend trip.

In chronological order, here is my year in books...

In life, we tend to highlight the chapters that are loud and vibrant, or dark and devastating. We focus so much on the parts of our lives th

(Written in August 2020) As the roads turned rural, I rolled the windows down and caught the stickiness of summer on my fingertips....

I read once that the more you write your dreams down, the better you remember them as they happen. I’ve found this to be pretty accurate.

In case you hadn’t picked up on it, I studied abroad in Florence, Italy and like every other study abroad student, I won’t shut up about...

From the time I was two up until my recent college graduation, the word “dancer” has been closely tied to my identity. In many ways, I’m...

If you’ve never been to New York City, I can assure you you’ve never been to New York City. New York is one of those places that’s...

(Written in March 2020) While I was speaking to a friend the other day, she said to me “my mom has been telling me all my life that it’s...

The places we need and yearn and strive for are really just reflections of what we’re lacking or craving in our day-to-day lives.

In nearly every bedroom I’ve lived in over the last four years, I’ve had a postcard wall. It has grown over time, little by little,...

The first time I saw Gilmore Girls, I instantly related to the quirks and dramas of growing up in a small town. A place where you can’t...