Sometimes you never realise how much you've changed until you reflect back on it. As I sit here typing this with 12 less inches of hair, far more experiences, a tougher shell, and an even bolder persona, I'm humbled by how much I've grown in the past year. Travel has truly awakened my …
Why You Should Be Selfish
Conversing, networking, building rapport, socializing... sleep.... repeat. It's proven throughout studies that humans are wired to connect. Humans thrive off social interactions and connections. And after learning (thanks, UCSB) all about theories of communication, the meaning of communication, and …
Why Kina Grannis Inspires Me
In a futile attempt to mimic those cool BuzzFeed articles, I'm sharing reasons why Kina Grannis inspires me: 1. She is the most humble, down-to-earth artist to ever grace the planet. It's pretty easy to see through an artist nowadays - especially through videos and interviews. Thus, it's so …
Winter Musings
My favourite season of the year: winter. Also my favourite track off Kina Grannis' new album (and I'm going to see her in concert soon): It's winter right now, and a bloody freezing one. Melbourne is in southern Australia, so it gets the chilliest down here (other than Tasmania and the rest …
Chicken Soup for the Thankful Soul
The past couple of nights, I've stayed up late plowing through all my photos over the past decade. That doesn't even count the previous decade's worth of infant photos in physical photograph form, either in storage containers or scrapbooks back home. As I scrolled through all of my photos and …
Writing Your Own Story
Imagine the following scenario. You're in a bar full of strangers, a cramped space with a bulky, bright backpack. You look around sheepishly in the tiny area that houses the event you spontaneously RSVP-ed to. That person was me a few hours ago. There I was, pretending to be on my phone, clearly …
What is Your Purpose in Life?
What is your purpose in life? Some have it down to a science and already know their answer - from making a difference in lives to making the meanest veggie lasagna out there. To others, there is an infinite array of answers intertwined into elaborate contextual thoughts. I never knew my answer. I'm …
On Adversity and Strength
What is strength to you? As humans, we all have some amount of strength in us, no matter how much or little, and whether physical, mental, and/or emotional. I've been pretty public about the fact that I struggled with concurrent depression and Anorexia Nervosa when I was 14. I never …
The Academy Rewards
I had the honor of attending my first WETA Digital Oscar party earlier this week. It was nothing short of whimsical. The bouts of pouring rain didn't stop hundreds of Wetanarians from partying and celebrating the fact that two of their films (Iron Man 3 and The Hobbit: The Desolation of …
The Heart of Life
"Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity." In some cases, this motto works. But when it comes to travel, everyone travels differently. There is no right or wrong way to travel. I'm a hypocrite of my own words. This past week was one where I reached another quarter-life crisis, the most …