A monumental shift in my timeline — I remember the night clearly. The night I was told you passed away. I have kept you a secret from family and friends for years. Soon after your passing, I wrote about you in an essay for a class assignment. You were my role model. You were simple, caring, and…

Too inspired to feel regret — You don’t know what being tired means — you’re too young! You can’t be tired. You’re supposed to be full of energy right now! If you’re exhausted then I don’t know what I am! Yes, I feel exhausted. Yes, I am technically a “young” adult, but I plan to consider…

Am I about to cave in? When I joined Medium, I felt excited to write about experiences, concepts, and advice. It has been at least two weeks since I’ve tried to published anything, despite having prompts and partial stories written. …

It’s not as exciting as you might assume, but it can be handy when hope feels gone. — If you don’t know much about the academic and research environment — it can be full of failures, awkward networking events, intense meetings, and endless denials. Or, if you are familiar with this type of world then your experience is most likely similar to mine. …