I had never traveled internationally or spoken any language other than English. Yet somehow, something so seemingly impossible became real. I was about to step out of my comfort zone
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Maybe it was the traveling we always used to do. A family of six that would pile into a fire-engine red 1985 Chevy van, a vehicle that could easily hold
Being a voracious reader since forever, I have always been a sucker for a good story. Unwittingly, I tend to submerge myself in characters so completely that for those few
I’ve spent my whole life feeling like I didn’t truly fit in with anyone around me. I’ve always felt there was something “off” about me. It was as though everyone
Trigger Warning: Themes of Bullying × “People who are hurting tend to hurt other people,” my mom says while holding me close and listening to me cry about the day’s
It is early in the morning. The sky is purplish over the treetops. The forest is still asleep. Yet, she is no stranger to this moment. Like clockwork, she readies
Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation × There was something off; I knew it. I couldn’t quite name it. But it was deeper, darker than what had previously bothered me. I was
