This article explains the symbolism of my first tattoo. Planting a seed Two years ago, I arrived in Myanmar for a summer internship...

This blog post contains my full script for my Keynote Speech at World Languages Day at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Hello, my...

In this article, written for Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I describe my struggle with anorexia and the conscious shift it took to heal...

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely...

When most Southern Illinoisan kids hit age 21, we transition into adulthood with momentous ritual celebration. Our rites of passage into...

“Once you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it” -Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist The title of this article...

Out of principle, my life choices are motivated by passion. I operate to the tune of my heart, constantly chasing opportunities with...

Last Sunday evening, I had the honor of welcoming the solar eclipse through teaching a Yin and Yang yoga class at One O One Yoga in my...

Home is not a place. It’s a feeling. It’s greeting the morning by lacing my out-worn running shoes and gliding out the door in a...

Yangon is a place of a multitude of paradoxes and surprises. It’s firey hot, but drowned like a sleeping cat in the cool downpour of...

As a child, my mother graciously spoon-fed me princess stories to compliment my daily portions of cooked broccoli and single-serving...