"Do no harm, but take no shit." Back in graduate school, one of my mentors introduced me to this quote. Maybe it's the Chreaster (Christmas/Easter) Catholic in me, but I'm always surprised when I hear people in power/charge swear, so I was initially taken aback. I was also puzzled because I'd never heard the phrase before, …
Okay, so this past month hasn't been mad in the sense that there's been so much to do and so little time. It has driven me mad though since I spent about half of it sick. I'm very ready for this month to be over. It has felt like the longest stretch of time so …
I'd like to think that I'm a happy, friendly, and mostly positive individual. Of course, I have my off days. Doesn't everyone? In my day-to-day life, I'm usually pretty upbeat but focused on my tasks and goals. Whether it's for work or pleasure I read often, which naturally requires concentration. If I'm studying a sign, …
While I'm fortunate enough to be living with one of my roommate's from college (Kelsey), one of my other former roommate/teammate/and best friend, Sòlene, lives all the way in France, so I don't see her as often. In fact, the last time I saw her was back in May of 2017 I blogged about it, …
How is it almost December, and Christmas, and 2019!? I know I'm not that only one who asks myself these questions, but it's startling how quickly this year breezed by. I mean, I've already been in living in San Diego for almost a year! It wasn't too long ago that I was getting lost a …
And the saga continues. Here's the September briefing. What I did: Labor Day Weekend September kicked off with a packed Labor Day weekend showing my grandparents My grandparents had been traveling for a couple months across country. They started in Florida, hit up a bunch of different cities, stopped to visit my cousin in Alaska, and …
KIDDING! I'm still here, my party people! Although, I'm not sure this is the same me. Could I really be blogging again already? Maybe this new age also flipped over a new leaf. We were supposed to hit Las Vegas, but some car issues scratched that long drive, so we opted for Laguna Beach instead. …
It blows my mind that I've been in California for almost six months. This is the longest I've been in once place since I was in school. It's also astonishing that I have yet to get sick of San Diego or brunch. So. Much. Brunch. Since this is the longest I've also been in the …
And I'm back by popular demand! (Okay, all of two people asking me why I haven't blogged in a while, but thanks for the encouragement!) My life in California is simple and simply fun all the time. Aside from that whole 7-3:30 grind that is, but at least I'm out early enough for the beach! …
Since I've returned to England, I haven't really touched on the new city I'm living in--Hull. Kingston Upon Hull or Hull for short is on the East Coast of the U.K. Apparently it was named "The City of Culture" for 2017. I guess this is England's way of taking a not so nice town and …
Chasing Spain 