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What was it like to blog everyday for 30 days? It was extremely challenging. I wrote and posted something every single day for 30 days in a row no matter what. I posted during 2 weddings, Christmas, New Years, when I was so sick I couldn’t leave my bed, and every day during my trip to Mexico.

If there’s one thing I think would impact the future for the better, it would be that all young or inexperienced people should have a mentor.

Stress can pile up like snow. It falls slowly, but then after a little while, you find yourself with a shovel, digging your way out. The trick is to not let it pile up, whether that means taking part in some healthy stress relievers, attacking tasks as soon as they come up, or reflecting on your problems. I feel like I rarely worry and feel pretty relaxed most the time because of the habits I've made.

I love using humor when I wait tables. I’ve said some crazy things to the right people in the past and they loved it. Here are some of my most used and favorite jokes. Some of them are a bit cheesy but the middle age and older crowd love it.

When I was in Bali, about 5 weeks in I had a motorbike accident. No bones were broken or anything, but I scraped up my foot pretty badly. Eventually, with all the humidity, dirt, and lack of proper medical supplies I had packed with me, it got extremely infected.

I knew since I was a freshman in highschool that I was going to take a different path than the traditional college route. I knew I didn’t have to worry about getting straight As or getting a perfect score on my SAT or ACT. So what kind of student did that make me?

The other day I was flying from Torreon to Mexico City. In the seat next to me was a woman with a toddler on her lap. She was speaking to him in Spanish, but showing him both English and Spanish cartoons.

Casey Neistat is a world-famous Youtuber. He has 8.6 million subscribers and one of the best work ethics I’ve ever seen. He loves his work and he’s passionate about what he does. I strive to be as in control of my life as he is.

Being an extrovert means I get my energy from people and conversations. I feel amazing and refreshed after having thrilling deep conversations with others, sometimes until 2 am. Being an extrovert is a wild adventure, I’ll talk to anyone, and it excites me to meet new people. But there’s a downside to being an extrovert too.

When you are in your 20s, you can feel this daunting pressure to have your life together. You feel like you should be completely independent, have a good job, and have your emotions in check. You are now an adult, and you should act like one.

I did a lot and accomplished a lot in 2017, and there were some moments I remember vividly. I remember these moments because they were full of emotion.

Out of all the places I’ve been to, the US and Canada are the most open minded places for being whoever you want to be. For the most part, you can be whoever you want to be and you’ll find people who accept you somewhere. You can be transgender, gay, have green hair or a sleeve of tattoos and you will find others like you. We’ve outlawed discrimination in the workplace, and we have more rights and opportunities than most countries.

When I was 16, I attended a leadership conference called SFTL. It was a 3-day conference for rising juniors and seniors from all over North Carolina to learn communication and leadership skills. 

I’ve been in Mexico for 3 days now, and I’ve been completely surrounded by my friend’s family. Her cousin picked me up from the airport, her mother took us out for lunch and to see a nearby town yesterday, and her brother and cousins took us out for drinks last night.

You’ve been told your whole life that if you make good grades, go to a good college, and work hard, then you will get a good job after you graduate. And this may be the case for some, but over half of all college graduates are underemployed, meaning they work at a coffee shop or something they are overqualified for, or they are unemployed. 7 out of 10 graduates are in debt from student loans. More grads are living with their parents than ever before.

When I was in Bali, I got in a motorbike accident. Long story short, my foot was badly scraped up and had gotten infected more than once. I was starting to really get worried that it could turn for the worst. I was in pain, I could barely walk, and I wasn’t able to teach.

I am currently packing to go on a trip to Mexico tomorrow morning so I was inspired to write this post. I have packed quite a few bags in the past couple years to go to a wide variety of places, but I’ve always had the same technique. Here are steps to packing for a vacation.

It’s the holidays, which means plenty of family gatherings to attend, and that means, plenty of questions to answer from relatives. People usually ask me, where do you go to school? What are you studying?

As cliche as it sounds, my kids in Bali really did teach me more than I could have ever taught them. I taught 3 classes, one of 10-12 year olds, a one-on-one with a 17 year old girl, and a class of 14-15 year olds.

I googled the definition of success and this is what came up. If you asked most people to describe what a successful person looks like, they would probably say this person would have a huge house, cars, luxury clothes, and plenty of money.