About Me

You Can’t Run from Mozart

It’s harder than it looks… Continue reading →

March 10, 2021March 19, 2021

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Pretending to Like Museums

Museums bore me… Continue reading →

February 15, 2021March 6, 2021

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What I Thought of ‘Normal People’

“Why can’t I be like normal people?”… Continue reading →

September 11, 2020January 21, 2021

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Remembering

A box full of nostalgia … Continue reading →

May 10, 2021

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Coming Alive

Do not expect… Continue reading →

May 5, 2021

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On the Road

Heading to the past and future at the same time… Continue reading →

April 19, 2021May 5, 2021

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Pink Skies

Another thing I wish would last forever… Continue reading →

May 12, 2021

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Blooming

Bloom, baby, bloom… Continue reading →

May 3, 2021May 14, 2021

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Light at 9pm

Enjoy it however you want… Continue reading →

April 23, 2021May 12, 2021

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The People who Hurt You

Being hurt really hurts… Continue reading →

February 24, 2021March 5, 2021

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Naps

Sleepy thoughts … Continue reading →

April 9, 2021May 3, 2021

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No Salsa, but Something More

Learning to rely on yourself … Continue reading →

February 26, 2021March 8, 2021

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“Doesn’t anybody stay in one place anymore?”

Searching for something … Continue reading →

March 3, 2021March 12, 2021

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Arriving

A story about getting there… Continue reading →

January 29, 2021February 8, 2021

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Dinner Party

You’re all invited … Continue reading →

March 19, 2021March 30, 2021

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A Mess

It’s time to clean up… Continue reading →

March 15, 2021April 12, 2021

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Things to Do

This is not an existential crisis… Continue reading →

May 14, 2021

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A Man Painting a Sign

Happiness is always what somebody else has… Continue reading →

March 17, 2021March 30, 2021

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Editor’s Note

Things I Learned Growing Up
is a blog dedicated to the fragility of time, nestled somewhere between nostalgia for the past, a deep yearning for the future, and the unshakeable longing to live boldly in the present. Here, we celebrate the people who move us, the moments that inspire us, and all the fears, desires, hopes, and doubts that make us human.

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Believe it or not, writing this blog was on my list of things to do today lol.⁠

Hello pink skies. You are very welcome here. ⁠

I finally got to vist a cafe again and these are the thoughts it inspired. ⁠

This picture isn't a fair representation, but the city is coming alive!! (and so am I) ⁠

I love cherry blossoms and hopefully you do too 🌸⁠

"9pm light convinces me that other people are definitely outside, definitely having the best time of their lives. They are too old to be in bed and too young to have responsibilities. They are out there: in hidden street corners, in the glow of street lamps, in the hazy brilliance of 9pm living. It feels like they have it right and I have it wrong. They are alive and I am simply trying to be. They are having fun and I am missing out."⁠

Looking up is cool, right? ⁠

This post is titled 'On the Road' but it is not the Jack Kerouac novel, obviously! It's a post about finding the past and future. ⁠