I lay in bed. Wide awake, yet numb and half asleep. My mind is in a trance. I feel waves of tears cascading over me, through me. I toss. I turn. Nothing feels comfortable. My bed offers no relief from the tension in my body, the tight grip on my mind. I illuminate my wristwatch’s […]
Written Tuesday, April 28, 2020 With love and gratitude,Kristen ॐ
| February 26, 2019 | Nah, this isn’t going to be a post about Ziggy Marley, but I bet this song will be stuck in your head while you read this post! (It’s certainly making my toes tap right now, hehe.) I sat beside teachers and students at Step by Step Learning Centre, spreading margarine […]
| October 23, 2017 | It’s been therapeutic to work through my journey in Tanzania in retrospect. I aimed to write a post each day in Africa, but access to WiFi and time to do this was more scarce than I imagined. Plus, now I get the joy of reliving the trip while trying to […]
| September 28, 2016 | Some people feel like they don’t deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past. – Jon Krakauer, Into The Wild – I was re-watching one of my favorite movies, Into the Wild, and felt a knot in my stomach the whole time. I […]
| July 26, 2016 | After moving out of Florida, and before transporting to Washington State, I took a quick trip to Houston, Texas! Why? It’s not JUST because of the amazing Tex Mex food (which I admit I underestimated the power of), nor was it due to the honkey tonk atmosphere I figured existed […]
