Sunshine and Bagels -- The Little Miss Thinks

Okay, so the issue should seem quite clear.... You are broke. You are unemployed.  You have a degree, which you loved, but it just doesn't seem compatible to your current job search. And yes, the clincher, you have moved back home -- maybe, because of the problems listed above... maybe, because of personal reasons or financial reasons -- whatever the reason, don't dwell on these facts and most certainly, don't give up. I'll say it again, don't give up. This blog post is written for all those folks who, like me, are going through a rough patch. My idea was to reach out and connect to an online community and form a space where we can support and encourage each other. Whether you're spending hours and hours of job searching and applying, or if you're just getting started, it's easy for things to get you down. I have had my share of days when I just didn't have the motivation to get up because quite frankly, I didn't feel as if it ...

Somehow, when I was a bright and eager fresh-faced first year, the thought of life after graduation seemed so much more glamorous and stress-free than my reality currently is. Somewhat delusional and naive, I believed that a college degree meant that I would finally, finally, find my path. I would know exactly the type of career I wanted to have, the kind of life I wanted to lead, the passion and talent I secretly had burning inside... that I would know me. As if, all my troubles and searches for self would magically end with the deliverance of a paper document. As if, all my troubles and searches for self could be magically resolved in a 4-year span, away from my hometown. As if, my degree was magic. A little wiser and a lot more jaded, I've emerged from college as a newly minted firm believer in the idea that you, who you want to be and where you want to go, what you aspire to do and accomplish, your goals and dreams, are constantly being changed and discovered. There...

Blogging and writing are definitely a secret past-time of mine, but among many of the challenges I have, finishing something <for example... my food, movies, blog posts, books... you name it> is up there on things i need to work on. I wrote this post sometime in early January and I had a problem with finishing it, so I didn't get to post it. But because of a kind comment on my blog, I was drawn back to it. So here goes:

Hello everybody!!! It's been so long since my last update, my greatest apologies! Since my last update, after my trip to Las Vegas, I was able to visit friends in the Los Angeles region before returning home to Berkeley. After one last adventure in Berkeley, I packed all my belongings and spent 3 days in San Jose before I had to pack up there too, in order to leave for Paris. As a recipient of the Gilman Scholarship, one of the aspects of my follow-up activity is to maintain a blog while studying abroad. In a somewhat attempt to separate my personal home life with my study abroad life (if that makes much sense), I will be maintaining a separate blog during the duration of my study abroad period. I will periodically make updates to this blog; however, if you are interested in following along during my (mis)adventures in Paris, please follow or bookmark my Paris blog: cleanandsunnyinparis.blogspot.com Haha, pretty clever if I must say so myself. With much love and well w...

It's ironic that I'm blogging right now, just a tad funny I suppose since I'm about to embark on another adventure without updating about my last adventures... In any case, I'm about to board a plane to Vegas. Thats right Baby, vivaaaaa las vegassss. My first but hopefully not my last trip here. As I'm getting used to traveling, I feel that I become less and less anxious... Packing doesn't take me as long and anxiety doesn't hurt me as much.... But then again im only talking about traveling domestically. No amount of domestic traveling can possible prepare me for traveling to Paris, Seoul, or Kathmandu. Speaking of anxiety, I took my French final today. A few weeks ago I decided to take the class pass no pass (meaning I had to have a 75% or greater for a pass, I believe) and although I doubted my decision, I sure didn't today. I've been studying for this exam several hours a day and yet I still could not come to grips with it and FEEL prepared. ...

My French professors weren't kidding when they said weeks 8 and 9 of the summer are the worse. Each day, we went through half if not an entire chapter. We will be finishing our last chapter on Monday! Crazy, it feels just like yesterday that I started learning French. I'm barely starting to absorb chapter 10... we are on chapter 24!!! >headshake< Here's to hoping that I fully absorb before I leave and that I don't lose much before I leave. Anyhow, I've been running on a rather full load of duties and rather a bordering-empty (read: low) level of sleep. Ah, the things one must sacrifice in order to be able to order a meal in Paris, haha. Can't leave too much of a thorough post, so I will be brief: -The coming week is the last week of French. Crazy how fast the summer went. -I'm moving out on the 10th! Same day as my French final. -I'm flying out on the 19th! So many things to do, not enough time to do it all. *** My first attempt at typin...

Climb a mountain so that you can see the world, not so the world can see you.  I learned about this graduation speech from my dear friend Laura, and I could not NOT re-post it. "You are not special" Graduation Speech. Pretty beautiful and inspiring.