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My Non-Application to Mars


You've probably read about the mission to Mars that tens of thousands of Average Janes and Joes are applying for. In the year 2022, four of these people get to go on a rocketship. To Mars. Forever. No, really. They... Continue Reading →

Guide for Guys: What Girls Post Online


The problem with social media is we believe what we see. Via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, etc., we form opinions of each other. In a more devious and dangerous vein, we work to form others' opinions of ourselves. We post... Continue Reading →

Carolina Diaries: Job Hunting vs Funemployment


I've played this (F)unemployment game before. When I came back from backpacking Central America (read some highlights here) I spent about seven months in sweatpants, tears, and job applications before I somehow landed my teaching gig.  Luckily my sister had... Continue Reading →

Carolina Diaries: Moving and Settling In


It's been two weeks since I dropped my mom off at the airport and we both pretended not to cry and not to care. I've slowly unpacked all the boxes, which has been kind of like Christmas. The clothes are hung... Continue Reading →

Why I Won’t Live with My Boyfriend


Fifteen days ago, I drove from California to North Carolina, to move with, but not in with, my boyfriend. Leading up to this move, everyone assumed we were moving in together, and seemed shocked we weren't. Or, they didn't seem shocked, and... Continue Reading →

How To Write a Country Song – Guns, God, and ‘Murica


I remember...at I guess about 12 or 13....squeezing into my dad's Toyota pickup. A 1988 grey, with no cab, so me and my two sisters would (probably illegally) cram in the front seat with Dad on the way to school... Continue Reading →

Carolina Diaries: Finding a New Home


Anyone who has ever used Craigslist to find a new roommate or a new place to live knows that it's a crapshoot. Once someone came to our interview saying she was really glad I had laundry machines, because "I just hate... Continue Reading →

Carolina Diaries: The Getting to of Here. Driving across the US of A.


We said "goodnight" at 12am and set alarms for 4am. She texted from the couch at 1:30 "I can't sleep, lets just go for it." But I had somehow fallen into a delirious panic nap and we did get up... Continue Reading →

It’s all Happening! (I might be terrified.)


This is my last day in California. In less than 24 hours, I will be driving, and driving, and driving to North Carolina and living there until...I don't know when. And living I don't know where, with I don't know... Continue Reading →

The One Where I Move Back Home for a Bit


I am moving to North Carolina in TWO DAYS. As my lease ended in June, I've had to haul my life to my gracious mother and step-father's house, and pretend to not feel awkward about it for the last two... Continue Reading →

Traveling Alone (but not lonely!) in London


While in London, a city I have been to before, I just wanted to walk. I was so excited to be off the tour bus, out of a hostel (getting a bit too old for bunk beds and drunk strangers stumbling... Continue Reading →

The Anti-Bucket List


You're familiar with the concept of the bucket list - the list of goals or dreams, serious or frivolous, you wish to accomplish before you "kick the bucket." I myself have a "thirtyx30" list of things I'd like to get... Continue Reading →

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