Life has its own way of preparing us for what is to come. i do not personally believe there are lessons more valuable than others as long as we can use them to make better choices in the future. we can learn from others' misfortune as well as their triumph in life, but those that stick with us are mostly the ones we learn through trial and errors.

It has been a while since i last wrote a blog, despite how many eventful day i had experienced. i just could not pick which one to share with you. therefore, i will reveal a little bit of my berea journey. since i moved to berea, i have experienced some moments that push me into thinking, and i have change my opinion on some important issues. nonet

Introduce me to yourself when everything is going the opposite direction of your plans, when your own shadow portrays something other than what you believe to be your silhouette. show me the paths you take when your words and actions are twisted against you especially by those you’ve helped the most. i dream to see your reactions when your “ fr

One early morning, like every weekday during the school period, i make myself ready sometimes around 7:00 a.m. clean up, eat breakfast, check my books, and then step out ready to begin my day. i normally take two buses to go to the college, an experience that i advise those who are into social science. so, there is always something exciting that wo

Here i am on my bed, tossing and turning myself upside down trying to find the perfect spot, allowing the magical effect of sleep to take me to no man's land. i flip my pillow upside down multiple time longing for that sleep to come. millions of thoughts are rushing into my mind, some not so clean, some not so politically correct either, but for th

“this is bullshit; you have got to be fucking kidding me.” those were the words that i uttered that night after my good friend came to tell me about the news at berea college. this weekend, while i was five hours away from my school and stressing about missing days of classes in the quest for internships and building my network portfolio, four

One of a sudden everything that i knew seems to not make sense anymore. i could not control my body, nor could i even begin to understand this burning flame that was manifesting inside of me. a touch between my neck that was all it took to make me feel human again. i instantly develop an unknown musical talent that did nothing but contributing to t

One day i was coming from school, and suddenly something comes in my mind. this idea was "why do we always want more?". in my growing up; i always heard that it is selfish of us human to never get satisfy over anything. christians busted on people who their ambitions drive them to get more and more. philosophers accuse human of not capable of being

Life has a way of teaching us about who we are through situation that we cannot even begin to fathom, but in the midst of confusion and utter disbelief we have to stay positive and we must remain true to ourselves. some of those situations hurt mainly because a part of us died to make place for a new, more vibrant and more enlightened self. behind

Humanity and the desire of peace as always, going to convocation has never been an easy decision for me. nevertheless, i continually end up getting something out of them all. this (that) week’s lecture had many key points. however, the one that was the most intriguing to me was the concept of love and the impact of such feeling when we make it a