5 Life Lessons I’ve Gained From Being A Dancer

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I’ve been a dancer for 20 years now and honestly, I can’t imagine my life without it. Sure, it’s time consuming and body damaging at times, but nothing can replace the feeling of being in the studio, alone or with friends, or being on stage in front of many people and expressing yourself through your body movement. Continue reading “5 Life Lessons I’ve Gained From Being A Dancer”

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A Letter From An Immigrant

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Maybe it’s because I am finally old enough to see and understand how this world of ours works, but I cant help but ask, why do things have to be this way? Exploring other countries and residing there for some time should be welcomed and encouraged, not seen as a problem or better yet, next to impossible to do. I am an immigrant. Continue reading “A Letter From An Immigrant”

Why Today’s Education System Doesn’t Work

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Children spend 13 years of the most important times of their lives going to school and learning the education that we think fits in order to provide them with a bright and promising future. I went through this system myself and now as an adult, there are many things that I can see wrong with the way that we are taught, and what is expected from us. Continue reading “Why Today’s Education System Doesn’t Work”

Why Is It So Hard To Let Go?

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A friend wrote to me about her breakup with her boyfriend. The breakup was mutual between the two of them but she asked me why she still cannot seem to let it go and to just move on. Which really got me thinking, everyone has been in a relationship that at some point or another, for whatever reason, has ended. Continue reading “Why Is It So Hard To Let Go?”

What Is Going On In The World Today?

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There is so much hate, so much violence and so much disgust and for what? Equality? Respect? Power? Maybe this all seems so new to me because I have moved away from everything that I knew and now I see the world in a bigger picture, but the actions of people from everywhere are absolutely astounding to me. Continue reading “What Is Going On In The World Today?”

How To Find Your Real Self In 5 Easy Steps

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Everyone has had that “Who am I?” moment at some point in time in their lives. Most of the time it spills out as a joke when we say something that we realize we wouldn’t usually say in front of the people we are with, but never the less it’s still a question that many people wonder about and I’m glad that a follower wrote to me on advice on this topic! Continue reading “How To Find Your Real Self In 5 Easy Steps”

Chivalry vs Feminism

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In today’s world, we as women are trying to take over our rights and want to gain back respect that we feel that we have lost or to some, have never received throughout the years. While doing so, I feel there are some places where woman tend to take the “I’m a woman and I can do whatever I want without the help of a man” a little bit too far.

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We Are The Millennial Generation

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We are the millennial generation… born between 1982 and 1995. We are a generation that has been misperceived and doubted among the generations before us. We are people who are determined to make a difference in this world, stubborn about our goals, and have more confidence than ever.

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