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The Big Cull: downsizing life into a couple of suitcases
Books have always been the one thing I struggle to let go. Somehow, even a dream as big as migrating to a new country has not diminished this struggle.
Self-funding Grad School Abroad: what I’m doing to raise money
Between tuition and moving costs, this is turning into one expensive dream. I've let cost get in the way of my dreams before, and I don't want to let that happen with this.
My Grad School Admissions Story
Over the last six months of 2020, I compiled my list -- until, I found the holy grail of Masters programs for the fairytale obsessed yours truly.
Travel Truths: Timing Matters
A look into the dangers of spontaneity.
Switzerland in October: What am I reading?
Reading a book set in your destination offers the incredible opportunity to interact more directly with both the novel and the location.
Why I Prefer to Travel Alone
I said I was going to take a break from travel, now I'm in Switzerland!
What does it really take to begin and operate a literary magazine?
As I began to wrap up my Bachelor of Arts program, much of my thoughts and energy began circling around personal reflection. I seemed to become enamored with reflecting on the past four years -- looking at who I was when I entered the university as a trembling teen too afraid to leave her dorm… Continue reading What does it really take to begin and operate a literary magazine?
64 Off to Print
On February 14th, we sent Volume 64 of Toyon off to print. It was a bit wild at the end. At the last minute, we heard back from the printer that the file size for our cover image was printing too softly. We had to come up with a solution quickly. For me, it felt… Continue reading 64 Off to Print
Travel Diaries: Connemara, Ireland
No matter the quality, a photo cannot capture how it feels to stand on the bog.
Sydney Hubbel 