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I began to clean my room yesterday and that meant finally going through all the papers that I threw on the floor. I made my Summer to-do list and set out on completing everything on the list. Today I felt better despite my room looking a complete mess. I felt lighter and ready to sort…
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Travelling has been in my blood since I was born. I like to think that I was born in the travel agency where my mother worked instead a hospital. I knew how to spell Morocco before most children knew how to tie their shoes. Growing up there explains why I am in bliss whenever I…
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Dealing with change is the most difficult thing for me. I always fall back on the familiar. Old habits really do die hard. My entire academic career should have prepared me for this moment. Yet, I have never felt more unprepared or scared in my life. I was always ready for graduation. I looked forward to never…
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There’s a madness in you that matches the madness in me. It took too long to see; It took to long for us to be. Patience was never my virtue. Love was never my strength. Sadness and loneliness bombarded my soul. To the point where I had nowhere to go. Where do you go when the world…
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I had gasoline in my veins You were the match that lit my soul ablaze There were bridges to burn Leaving old lovers in exile There’s a special place for people like you and me A place where ne’er do wells and misfits play Trapped behind trellises and chain link fences Chicken wire and cement…
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Life as a twenty something is even more complicated than it was in my teen years. I want to refer to this as “the limbo of the lost.” I am not saying that all twenty somethings are lost. I’m saying that I am lost. I have a bachelor’s degree in a subject that I love.…
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The digital era has left me feeling old before my time. I find myself nostalgic for a “simpler time.” This is ludicrous for someone who is only twenty two years old. As Drake said, “I’m really too young to be feeling this old.” I should not be craving the simplicity of my childhood simply because life is…
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I feel invincible. Nothing can touch me now that I have left behind the awkwardness of my teen years. I have grown into the person that I want to be and there’s no one that can break my spirit. Life is good right now. I get to go out with my friends. Drink as much…
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I never imagined that my adult life would be the one that I am currently living. I imagined one where I had the money to take trips, no one could tell me what to do, and that I could eat all the chocolate I wanted. I imagined a life with no rules and the freedom…
Trapped In The Margins 