Welcome to my blog!

Iโ€™m here to share my passions, reflections, and interests as I create my ideal life. Iโ€™ll be writing about all things travel, art, culture, social critique, personal growth, and more. If youโ€™re looking for a space to connect with those topics and get inspired to build an intentional life, youโ€™ve come to the right place!

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Iโ€™m a woman on a mission to create my ideal life. From growing up in a small, rural town in Southern California to moving across the country, and then to a different continent, Iโ€™ve always been on the lookout for the things that most excite me. In 2024, I moved to Edinburgh, Scotland to pursue a postgraduate degree in โ€œIntermediality: Literature, Film, and the Arts in Dialogue,โ€ a program that allowed me to explore my interest in all art forms.

My one constant passion has been impacting people through art. Iโ€™ve tried devoting myself to one specific craft or another throughout my life, but chaffed at the idea of imposing limits on myself. Now, I endeavor to do it all. This blog will feature a little bit of everything as I allow myself to play in the sandbox of life and explore my various interests.

โ€œI dwell in possibility.โ€
— Emily Dickinson

About Me

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