I graduated college with some big plans for myself. I wanted to travel the world immediately after my undergraduate degree was conferred. It would've been sometime in September 2007, when I was on the last leg of my global internship in Thailand. It was amidst a recession and someway, somehow, my phone rang when I … Continue reading Wanderlust Isn’t For The Faint Hearted
Category: Diary
The Only True Wealth Is Health
Steve Jobs is on indefinite medical leave again -- in an email to his staff on MLK Day he cited health reasons. As a quintessential icon of our contemporary culture -- to encompass business, technology, and influence -- it saddens me greatly to see someone as hardworking as he to have to struggle through so … Continue reading The Only True Wealth Is Health
The Day I Cheated Death
Let me preface this entry by saying that as a child, my death was foretold by a Buddhist monk. It was predicted that I would die in some sort of vehicular accident. I've carried that premonition with me for as long as I could remember in an effort to cheat death. * * * It … Continue reading The Day I Cheated Death
Feeling Rather Tiny Today
I woke up from one of my infamous 10-minute-dream-flash naps and per my usual routine I scrolled through my timeline to find a (somewhat) ironically poetic mini-meme started my one of my favorite music artists, @ladysov. From the way I've been feeling as of late, it seemed eerily appropriate. I was once that young girl that felt … Continue reading Feeling Rather Tiny Today
A New Semester, A Fresh Start: Resolutions for a New Term
It's finally here. My fresh start. My new beginning. It's kind of like a reincarnation for the academic. Last semester was very rough on the psyche. Not only did I have to withdraw from a class pretty late in the game, I'm quite skeptical of how well I did in my other Advertising Strategy class. … Continue reading A New Semester, A Fresh Start: Resolutions for a New Term
The Wish Box
This year I urge you to hold yourself accountable to your aspirations. Write down what you wish for! I took a small box and filled it with a handful of strips, each one with a different wish for changes I want to see in my life. When I am unsure of what to next set … Continue reading The Wish Box
Home For The Holidays
I don't come home very often, but when I do it's always nice to dodge questions about my love life and my parking situation. My parents went all out with Christmas this year, which is great but strange since we didn't really celebrate it too much when I was growing up. I think it was … Continue reading Home For The Holidays
Why I Love Social Media
It's fun connecting with people online...but it's even better having the eyes and ears of all of your friends a few keystrokes away. Luckily for me, all but one of my friends from art school is on Twitter so it's great being able to keep up with their projects. I shared a minor victory on … Continue reading Why I Love Social Media
Thanksgiving 2010
“And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”
I don't remember when I came across this poem but I've always found it to uplift me in times of despair and ground me in times of greatness. Max Ehrmann's Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be … Continue reading “And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”
Amara in Training 