If you’ve seen Tangled, there’s a song in it where Rapunzel sings, “When will my life begin?” I know I’m in a very different situation…
Some people have their lives figured out for them. They shoot straight as an arrow through grade school, college, and into the career they’ve always…
Let’s face it: I chose to watch this movie because of the pretty title and even prettier animation. I’ve fallen in love with the relaxing,…
Traveling in Turbulent Times We’re going through a period of fluctuation. One minute, everything seems fine. People are getting vaccinated, mask mandates are getting lifted.…
I got into the elevator behind the maid. “¿Cuál tierra?” she asked me. “Cinco,” I replied. And then she took off into telling me about…
It can be as simple as a seashell, as delicate as a snowglobe, or as cliché as an I ♥ NY shirt. Souvenirs are an…
If you’re a dancer who comes from a ballet background, you’ve probably done what we call “character” dance. This usually involves various European cultural dances.…
I was exhausted. And even worse, I was hungry. I sat, nearly panting, as I searched up a place to eat. Schnitzelbank was about a…
This was originally a piece I wrote for Empowerly, the college counseling company I work for, but somebody else wrote a very similar piece at…
I learned quite a few Swedish words while living in Sweden (on top of the swear words that every Swede I encountered thought appropriate to…