About a month ago, my family and I road-tripped from Southern California to Las Vegas, Nevada. My prior experiences in Vegas were limited to walking around inside hotels as a child while my family tested their luck at the casinos, so I was excited to explore more of what the city has to offer. On … Continue reading 36 Hours in Vegas | Photo Diary
Palm Springs Photo Diary
As summer draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to look back on a weekend trip my family and I took to Palm Springs. We were only in the small resort town for two days, but since it was our first time there, it was a perfect opportunity to get a taste … Continue reading Palm Springs Photo Diary
Being Sensitive Is Not A Weakness
As I transition into adulthood, I've found myself more and more in uncomfortable situations in which I am forced to grapple with unsolicited opinions about my personhood as a woman of color, my progressive values and ethics, and especially my future career as a public interest lawyer. Most of the time it comes from well-intentioned … Continue reading Being Sensitive Is Not A Weakness
Winter in Texas | Austin, San Antonio, and Waco
Happy New Year, y'all. It's the season of goal-setting and what better time for me to start on one of my personal goals for the year: blogging more consistently. I had high hopes that I'd be able to balance blogging and law school, but once fall semester started last August, I realized I had to put … Continue reading Winter in Texas | Austin, San Antonio, and Waco
Cebu & Bohol | Philippines 2018 Photo Diary
Hey, y'all! It’s been a while, I know. Since graduating from university last year, it was my goal to write more often and I managed to publish at least a couple blog posts every month for a whole year. Then, all of a sudden, I found myself struggling to write. I needed to step away … Continue reading Cebu & Bohol | Philippines 2018 Photo Diary
March Favorites | Books, Movies, Music
I don’t know if this was just the case for me, but unlike February, March seemed to go on forever. That being said, I feel like I’ve had quite a bit of time to accumulate a lot more new favorites than usual. Brace yourselves—this is gonna be a long one. Books Crazy Rich Asians by … Continue reading March Favorites | Books, Movies, Music
4 Important Lessons Writing Has Taught Me (So Far)
Disclaimer: I am in no way a "real" writer in a professional sense, but I have done my fair share of writing gigs — writing pop culture articles, reporting on criminal trials, publishing academic essays, and now personal blogging. Yeah, it seems I've taken a step backwards, but I never intended to write professionally; it … Continue reading 4 Important Lessons Writing Has Taught Me (So Far)
Dealing with Comparisons, Jealousy, & Disappointment | Grad School Applications
I thought I was long done this process of waiting for acceptances and rejections from prospective schools. But after deciding to go to law school, I’ve found myself in this anxiety-inducing cycle once again with even more at stake. Last month, I got a few acceptances letters that I was really happy about. I shared … Continue reading Dealing with Comparisons, Jealousy, & Disappointment | Grad School Applications
9 Inspirational Feminist Quotes | International Women’s Day
Happy International Women's Day, y'all! In honor of this day, I compiled some of my favorite quotes from strong inspirational women that remind me (and hopefully you as well after reading this) of all we must learn and unlearn, all the things we must do and undo, in order to create a more equal and … Continue reading 9 Inspirational Feminist Quotes | International Women’s Day
February 2018 Favorites
February has been the best month I've had in a while, I'm actually a little sad to see it end so quickly. But here are a few of my favorite things that helped make this month pretty great. Makeup & Skincare Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb I'm not the type of person who typically wears lipgloss, but … Continue reading February 2018 Favorites