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It's a Monday late noon, and I am sitting in a café that myself, my mentor, and my son used to frequent together. I hadn't stepped in it since the beginning of the year, and when I did, it was only for a brief while to get food to take home. However, as the kid... Continue Reading →
Fall always does this to me, the air turns crisp, the trees start letting go, and suddenly it feels like the season is asking you to reflect, too. I’ve been rearranging my furniture, cleaning my place, and feeling grounded again. Tonight I’ve had soft music on, the kind I used to play during seasons of... Continue Reading →
At 5:55 in the morning, with the house dim and quiet, I realized I had stepped into the kind of life I used to dream about. The only lights on are a single lamp beside me and the glow from the light above the stove in the kitchen. I had woken up at 4:30, unable... Continue Reading →
When I was young, I had to survive a background that only some people know or have lived through. Out of that background, I made friends with a lot of people who had to become someone else, or who never even had the chance to become who they could have been if it weren’t for... Continue Reading →
There’s a strange kind of grief no one warns you about: The grief of becoming someone new, and realizing you may not be able to take everyone with you. It hits in quiet, unexpected moments.Like standing in a thrift store, holding a $4.99 copy of The Little Book of Value Investing, smiling at the steal... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/2zmaZ19ufZU?si=FtjdxAb-Ru69theR Push play and listen to this while reading, I promise it won't disappoint. Last night, I stayed up talking to a friend until two o'clock in the morning. She was opening up about a situation she was in, and I was sharing something I’d recently experienced. We got to talking about what we want... Continue Reading →
I've Been Protected by Systems, and Failed by Them. I Don’t Owe Blind Loyalty to Either Some people have religion. Some have routines. Some cling to identity. Others hold fast to systems, like unions, government programs, or ideologies, not necessarily because they believe they’re flawless, but because they once offered safety when nothing else did.... Continue Reading →
The Invisible Cost of Every Grant There’s something people don’t often consider when they apply for a grant, ask for a loan, or swipe a card that doesn’t yet have the money behind it: someone else gave something up so that money could be available. When you receive a grant to pursue your art, education,... Continue Reading →
In a world full of belief systems, traditions, and doctrines, it’s easy to feel boxed in. Especially when you're someone who believes in something higher, but not necessarily in the traditional, packaged version of God. So what happens when you’re asked to pray in a way you don’t believe, by someone who does? Is it... Continue Reading →
Thursday, I had my Law and Society class at the University of Washington Tacoma, and we had to debate about prison: whether it should be abolished, reformed, or whether we should double down on crime. I was part of the reform group. What followed was one of the most emotionally charged and mentally draining debates... Continue Reading →
The Broke College Student 