College has been the loneliest experience of my life.

At home, I could deal with it. I could not see people near and dear to me for weeks. I could lay in my bed and deal with the expanse of loneliness in my life. I could read a book, watch a movie, workout, and breathe within the content of my home. I could experience those mundane things by…[Read more]

My best friend is a 61 year-old woman.

And, while that relationship might sound uncanny to most people considering our 43 year age difference, I could not imagine my life without this woman.

However, we are both leaving each other soon. She will be retiring and I will be starting my journey for post-secondary education.

I am terrified.…[Read more]

I went to church for the first time in six and a half years on Sunday.

I grew up attending our local Catholic church. Some of my earliest memories are of my mother helping me put on my Sunday nylons, and my grandma fitting me for my First Communion dress. However, after a certain point in my life, when things became hectic, my family and I…[Read more]

My last day of being a kid is today. I have mixed feelings.

This past year of my life has been the loneliest. I spent a lot of time with friends, and while I enjoyed the time, I felt as though I was too trapped in my own world to make the time worth their time. While the time with my friends was meaningful, at the end of the night I was going…[Read more]