“At night, I fall asleep to the car noise. My windows look out to the Panhandle park but also a large and busy street. I get used to waking up when the traffic starts up in the morning. I get used to the constant wind outside and seeing the trees swaying at night.”
Read MoreYour sister removes her earbuds and joins Mum and Dad on the lawn with beach bags in hand. “Coming?”, she asks, squinting at the sun. You catch your reflection in the car window. Anxiety and panic tug on your sleeve as you cross the street to join the rest of your family in the backyard.
Read MoreAbout a month ago, I travelled to Japan with a few close friends for two weeks. We visited Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. All three cities were amazing and each had a different atmosphere, but the city that truly captured my heart was Kyoto.
Read More5 summers ago, Jodi and I were put together in the same month-long camp leadership group by luck and chance. As fast as I could ask what GTA high-school she went to, we became fast and best friends. Years later, we spent our last summer by working and living in the same rinky-dink cabin for 3 months, yet she remains the smartest person I know and the eternal life of any party she walks into. This is Jodi.
Read MoreSelf-expression is a characteristic that makes us human. We as people feel the need to create something that exemplifies the lives we live and who we are. It is a way of saying, "I am here and I matter." We all express this through different means and I have been no different.
Read MoreWhen people have asked if I was “into” musicals I seemed to have brushed them off but have realised a lot of songs from musicals have always been around at prominent moments and milestones in this crazy life so far.
Read MoreCoupled with curated tracks spanning many or limited to single genres, this series will focus on the women in my life, old and young, who continually work to make an impression on my life. This is Annie - my sister who is 3 wonderful years my junior, lover of top 40 pop music, confidante, dance partner, fight instigator and my constant model.
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