Author Archives: frequenttravel2020

I studied abroad my third year in college. And everything was grand and amazing until sometime mid-second semester, when I stopped going out for anything but class. I was barely eating and cried myself to sleep most nights. Edinburgh from atop Calton Hill. After a trip to Edinburgh, I did some deep reflection on myContinue reading “Depression, My Travel Companion.”

Classes began on Monday after arriving in Stirling. And aside from getting used to a new campus and new classes the week was a blur. The shock from enjoying the first few weeks off in over ten weeks with no days off, to classes was abrupt. I’m enchanted by the new city and the quaintContinue reading “First Week of Classes and Celebrating William Wallace”

There is nothing like Move in Day to sink in the idea of living in your host country. No Move in Day is complete without lugging your suitcases and cursing yourself for packing as much as you did. Did I really need ALL THOSE PANTS?!?! I see the 50 lb. limit set by airlines asContinue reading “A Warm Scottish Welcome”

This year has provided my part of Southern California with a mild summer, a few heat waves, and the opportunity for this girl to learn what a career in theatre can look like. With my semester abroad just a week away ( I am flying out early to treat myself for all the hard workContinue reading “Summer Wind Down”

Taken on a day trip to Edinburgh Castle, Jan. 2018. I studied abroad my third year of college. It was a 11 months of self discovery and a time I hold dear to my heart. All the good and the bad. So I decided to postpone my graduation date to study abroad again. This timeContinue reading “Scotland Awaits”

Whether you are just beginning the wild journey that is your twenties, or staring your thirties in the eye. We can all think of our twenties like sitcoms think of high school. It is either going to be the time of your life or it’s going to inch by miserably. There’s so much we aren’tContinue reading “Your twenties suck. Here is why.”

A Hallmark holiday that is tough on some and tougher on others. I have so many mother figures in my life: the”mom friend,” my friend’s moms who took me under their wings, and I became one of their own, and my own mother. The relationship with my mother is *interesting* to say the least. IContinue reading “Oh, Mother’s Day. Let’s unpack.”

Thanks for coming to my blog, this is where I will be discussing the end of my undergrad studies and navigate higher education as a first-gen student. The name of this blog comes from the Hozier song, Jackie and Wilson, off his debut album. It easily is one of my favorites and it best describesContinue reading “I need to be youthfully felt, because I never felt young.”