Here I Am
This is the repository for what I see, what I think, where I've been, and where I'm going. Thank you for stopping by.
Vermont
I arrived in Vermont on a snowy night in Burlington. My flights had been fairly uneventful, with a short layover in Washington, DC. The journey is as much of the residency as actually being there, and on the way to school, I took the opportunity to try to unwind. I was in full-on anxiety mode, [...]
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After Vermont
It has been quite the transition back to reality, or at least this version of reality. I know I’ve been lax at blogging and putting my thoughts here. Today, hopefully, I’ll be able to do a post worthy of the trip I just took. XX T
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Reflections on New Mexico
I spent this Christmas visiting my friend and schoolmate Emily and her girlfriend and daughter at their house in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was a long drive there – just over six hours – but it was exactly that kind of drive I needed. The past month has seen me really ramping up in [...]
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At the Corner of Bramhall and Congress
Below is a piece I wrote shortly after I moved to Portland, Maine last year. I have submitted this as part of my coursework for school, and thought it might be an appropriate share here, especially as December is dedicated to the research, prevention, awareness, and efforts to ending HIV. Thomas was my first boyfriend. [...]
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The Creativity
This day has turned out extraordinary. Better than I planned. Sort of. I woke up with a little bit of ambition, fueled by coffee that I obtained in weather that hovered just below the 10F mark, with fresh snow crunching under my feet. I turned the corner near my house, and just as they were [...]
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December On My Mind
December has begun. For some reason, unknown to me, the turning of the month has put me in a mood. Not a bad one, but not a great one, either. Pensive? Thoughtful? Inward-looking? Maybe all of these things? I know I’ve been doing a lot of introspection over the past few weeks as I’ve made [...]