As I waited to see him, my nerves took hold of me as if it had been years since our last meeting. The fluttering butterflies in my stomach were unexplainable, but I couldn’t help feeling a sense of excitement. However, during the time apart, I had overthought our past interactions, criticizing myself harshly for any perceived weakness. Continue reading A is for Anxiety (Journal Entry April 2022) Part II
It was a strange start to April, and a part of me wanted it to be an April fool day event. Continue reading An April Fool (Journal Entry April 2022)
The list underwent several revisions before it was finalized, and I was assigned to April 5th, 2022 list. I was content with this as I believed that my stay there had been prolonged enough. Continue reading End of Business Trip (Journal Entry March 2022)
I felt like a substitute teacher again, dealing with unruly students who couldn’t seem to shut up. From that I started calling them teletubbies because of this! Continue reading Business Trip with Teletubbies (Journal Entry March 2022) Part II
In the first few days, Scaredy Cat and Fat Cat made frequent appearances at the main office with voices laced with complaints about various employees they deemed idle. Continue reading Business Trip with Fat-Cat (Journal Entry March 2022)
Annie Ernaux was born in French in 1950; she studied literature and worked as a teacher and then as a professor who later won a Nobel Prize in Literature. Her first published work told the story of a woman going through an abortion when it was illegal. In her first few years of publishing, Ernaux churned out pieces categorized as fiction, but later she started writing biographical work based on her experiences. From that, she crafted several novels about her mother and father and many personal voyages. Continue reading Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux (Journal Entry January 2022)
There is unhappiness bubbling within me. From the moment (last week, 3/20/23) I heard the birds chirping to signal the rapid change from winter to spring; it’s then I started to feel ill. I felt like the season of being left out was upon me again. Continue reading Tales: April Shower
In doing so I can slow down to enjoy my memories and try to recognize when I am creating genuine moments with others that impress upon my soul a feeling of being grounded and true. While this year has been a strange year, I feel comfortable in saying that this strange time we find ourselves in, has made me understand that change is inevitable and that nature would eventually find ways to make us check our human egos at the door. Continue reading Tales: Moving to Italy for 1 Year?
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