The Adventure Led Me Here

How to Change the World (In Four Easy Steps) I will admit, my title is a bit misleading. As much as I wish it could be, change can’t be quantified into a series of steps or a checklist. As much as I love reading those descriptive lists (10 Ways Your Life is Like a Tub of Hummus), life is messier, complicated, an enigma. You can’t always group people and emotions into neat little categories or a four-step program. The internet is not very helpful either. There are so many conflicting opinions. “Do this challenge!” “This challenge doesn't really do anything.” “Help people by donating money.” ”Your money isn't leading to long term solutions.” “Help people globally.” “Stay out of global affairs.” Trying to bring about change can feel overwhelming. I want to make a difference, but it’s often hard to know where to start. There is so much hurt. So much despair. So many broken, hurting people, and I am one of them. It’s enough to make your head spin. Although changing the w...

I am currently in grad school and have found it to be crazy awesome experience so far. I'm busier than I've ever been, but I am excited about becoming a teacher, and I have the best professors and an amazing cohort. I wanted to share some tips to survive the crazy adventure of grad school :)     If you never drank coffee before, now is a great time to start!   Coffee is everywhere at grad school. Often it's free. Take advantage of it.   If you're stuck in traffic for two hours on your way home from grad school, having a dance party in your car is a perfectly acceptable option.   Likewise, if you're stuck in traffic on your way to school and are going to be late, you have a couple of options. 1). Play Disney music 2). Sing loudly 3). Make up a song called 'Traffic Tuesday' 4). Play air guitar 5). Have a mini dance party 6). Do all of the above <-----my personal choice   Buy a planner. And folders. Sparkly f...

This is me. I'm a dreamer. I'm a twenty-two-year-old free-spirit dancing through life, focusing on the joy in the moments, the joy in this crazy thing we call life. I'm the strangest person you'll ever meet. I name everything. I drink entirely too much coffee and hot chocolate. I'm gluten-free and vegan. If you have any recipes, shoot them my way! Of course, I probably won't cook them so they're edible, but we can try. I want to change the world. I'm a grad school student with plans of becoming a kindergarten teacher. Jesus is my everything. I say I like mango smoothies, but then I remember I've never actually tried one. This is me.