A Letter to Dreamers: Forget the Road Less Traveled and Blaze Your Own Path.

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A Letter to Dreamers: Forget the Road Less Traveled and Blaze Your Own Path.

Four years ago, I was beginning to make decisions that would change my life forever. Four years ago, today seemed like an eternity away. Four years ago, I had wide eyes and ambitions as great as the day is long. Four years ago, was my senior year in high school.

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They Say That You Gotta Know Where You Came From to Know Where You're Going...

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They Say That You Gotta Know Where You Came From to Know Where You're Going...

Some people seem to have their family histories all figured out. We all know those people, the ones who can trace their ancestry lines back to the Mayflower and beyond. They're all so full of pride for their family and possibly for their heritage. Unfortunately, coming from a small town in the Midwest - without any significant ethnic diversity or any obvious settlement pockets in the area - I have never had the privilege of knowing where I was from beyond my own address.

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10 Words of Wisdom From One Long Distance Relationship to Another

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10 Words of Wisdom From One Long Distance Relationship to Another

"Long distance doesn't work," they say. "Long distance relationships won't last," they say. "There's no way to make sure they're being faithful and honest when you're so far away," they say. "It's like being single, but lonelier," they say. Well, I don't know who this they is, but they can take their false information and shove it.

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Through the Ups and Downs, I've Made it Past the Halfway Mark a Stronger and Happier Person, and I've Still Got a Long Way to Go.

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Through the Ups and Downs, I've Made it Past the Halfway Mark a Stronger and Happier Person, and I've Still Got a Long Way to Go.

I can't believe it’s already over a week into the month of April. Where on earth has the time gone? It’s been quite some time since my last update and so much has happened since then; I’m sure I’ll struggle to fit everything in (or perhaps more accurately just remember it all), but I'll give it a go.

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Because Even in Scotland, it Can't Rain Forever.

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Because Even in Scotland, it Can't Rain Forever.

They warn you that this feeling is coming. "It isn't just a vacation in Europe for a semester", they say, "you will experience a time when the fun stops and the culture-shock sets in" (pfft, what do they know anyway, right? I know myself and I'll be having too much fun to notice... or so I've been telling myself for months now).

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I Never Knew that I Could Feel Homesick Before I Have Even Left, Especially for a Place that Isn't Actually My Home.

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I Never Knew that I Could Feel Homesick Before I Have Even Left, Especially for a Place that Isn't Actually My Home.

It's after 3 A.M. during finals week. When you consider the amount of hours I've dedicated to completing work over the last 14 days and the lack of proper nutrition or sleep I've gotten lately (things not unfamiliar to any college student this time of year), it'd be expected that I'd be passed out from a crippling combo of exhaustion, stress, dehydration and caffeine withdrawal by now, but alas I'm wide awake.

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