2021: A Year of Lessons and Changes

TW: Sexual Assault I don't know how many times I have written, "if you would have told me I would be here x (amount of time ago), I would have never believed you." There is no other way that I can think about starting this post, because a year ago, I never actually believed that …

From Paris to Firenze

Something ends today, but now is the first day of your next life. You’ve gotta live a lot of lives, my love.Tokyo, La Casa de Papel It seemed fitting to start this article off with a quote from the last show I watched on my cousin's couch in Paris. When I heard this phrase, it …

Bajón

Maybe it is the weather. The drizzling rain, the cloudy days, and the countless gray buildings that look more alive in the summer instead of in the cold wind. Maybe it is because this weather does not let me go out and enjoy the streets of Paris like I did when I first arrived here …

Compass Pointed North

Senior year of high school my compass for choosing universities was always spinning. Each day I was talking my mom's ear off about how THIS certain university was the one I HAD to go to. My mom always told me, "Veronica, you need to get your compass pointed north, you are spinning everywhere and do …

Midst the Noise

I've lost my inspiration. The city no longer captivates me as a wild eyed child, each corner turned holding a new discovery. I imagined home sickness slightly less painful, more like a cut you can cover with a band aid, not one you have to attempt to sow back together. I have realized home sickness …