Endings are fickle things. Sometimes we loathe them, sometimes we love them. Some are avoided, some are welcomed. Some come too quick, some bide their time slowly. And some, of course, aren’t so black and white. I knew when I boarded that Air New Zealand… More
Panic. I woke up this morning and realized it was my last full day at home. While still in the awkward half asleep, half awake state I got incredibly excited by the prospect of leaving for my adventure in almost 24 hours. Once the fog of sleep started… More
My New Zealand experience was the best time of my life. It unfortunately has come to an end and I have many different feelings about it. I missed my family and my dog of course, but what about my friends I made abroad? They live all over the world, when… More
Last December, I sat in the back of an unfamiliar lecture theater at Belmont University. Hundreds of students representing dozens of different majors filled the room, all sharing one commonality: our absence from Belmont’s campus for the upcoming semester… More
As of late, reality has been hitting me like a curve ball I wasn’t prepared for: soon I will be leaving New Zealand. On June 7, the Arcadianz in Wellington gathered together for our farewell dinner, the last time we would all be together. We ate delicious… More