Personal Stories

It was supposed to be a perfect winter morning hike. Fresh snow had fallen overnight, transforming the familiar trail into a winter wonderland. I laced up my trusty hiking boots, grabbed my daypack, and headed out with the confidence of

Salah satu pelajaran penting yang bisa aku petik selama hidup yaitu belajar untuk sebisa mungkin tidak men-judge masalah hidup orang lain.

Terdengar sepele mungkin, tapi nyatanya takdir membuatku

When he was in 9th class he was very intelligent (and still is).he was the topper of his class.
There was a boy in his class—Very shy, quiet, lazy, below average in studies.

He didn’t focus in class. The teacher

Picture this: You’re three miles into what was supposed to be a perfect winter hike in Rocky Mountain National Park, and suddenly you realize your feet feel like they’re swimming. Not metaphorically. Literally swimming. In your own boots.

That was

Winter hiking requires careful preparation and the right gear to stay safe and comfortable

It was 6 AM on a crystalline February morning when I laced up my boots for what I thought would be

Aku tetap menjadi diriku sendiri. Aku mungkin androgyny dan tidak feminim secara penampilan, aku jarang memakai dress atau rok dan make up, tapi aku suka make up, kok.

Sifatku lebih feminim dari yang orang-orang pikirkan tentangku, karena penampilanku

I’m the eldest daughter. I’ve always felt responsible for holding everything together. But nothing prepared me for the day my little sister started talking to someone who wasn’t there.

At first, I froze. I didn’t

Udah lama ya…
Udah cukup lama sejak terakhir kali aku mimpiin kamu.
Semalem kamu tiba-tiba muncul di mimpi aku — rasanya aneh… tapi nyaman dan somehow familiar.

Di mimpi itu kita lagi ada di sebuah

My Ten-Year Tale

I lost my voice.

Not metaphorically. Not in a whimsical, eat-pray-love way. It was taken from me. First by shock, then by shame, and finally by fear.

But I’m ready to reclaim

I have OCD and CPTSD. Translation? My brain is a caffeinated squirrel on a sugar high, brilliant one minute, doom-spiraling the next. It goes on a creative rant and there’s no sleeping. Or it decides the world’s ending and drafts