Lesson #1 : Don’t put off something you really want to do or need to do. This is something that’s always been said at my house, but procrastination, fear, and upright laziness still get the best of me at times. My first full day in Alella, I was dead tired and decided to take a rest …
When I first started writing this, I was sitting on my couch, thinking of the big change that awaits me, that will inevitably be filled with excitement and challenges. I’ve already had many crying spurts throughout the day, hoping my mom doesn’t see. I know if she does, neither of us will stop. The past …
Spoiler alert: My mom is my hero, and this only tells you the half of it. When I was 14, my mom changed. It wasn’t a quick change; it took some time. But I could tell it would happen. We were on our way to the mall desperately ignoring the elephant cramped in the backseat …
I’m not proud of this. The name for Making the Middle Count came from a Sandra Bullock movie. A quick search of the quote from the header will reveal the movie is, “Hope Floats,” a late-nineties rom-dram about starting over. Nope, not proud of this. It wasn’t the first name to come to mind or the …
I studied for three years at the University of Texas at Austin. Three years full of incredible lessons, experiences and people. It’s been 110 days since my graduation, and I have not applied for a single job, internship or fellowship. I have decided to take a break. Not because I need to recharge after my time at …