I said what I said! This is coming from the girl who hated running during the 10-minute warmup we would do at the start of gymnastics practice. If you can run, you can run a marathon. It is all about the strength of your mind when you are training. It’s pretty hilarious to me that … Continue reading If You Can Run, You Can Run a Marathon →

What I am most proud of in my life thus far is studying abroad in a full-immersion program in Italy. Studying abroad was never on my horizon. In fact, I was kind of against it on the basis of “not having the time” to do that. Even back when I was a senior in high … Continue reading Studying Abroad with a Hearing Loss (Part 1) →

Before I finish progressing through my life story via a series of blog posts, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the inconveniences of having hearing aids. I barely think about these inconveniences anymore, but they are always there. It is strange to think that most people with normal hearing don’t ever … Continue reading Things People with Hearing Aids Deal With and How hearOclub Changes The Game →

A couple of days ago, I turned 24! I celebrated pretty much all week, and now I’m sitting here on Sunday reflecting all that has happened throughout the past 24 years. There were periods of my life that I felt like saddest girl in the whole world. There were long periods of time filled with … Continue reading A Short Birthday Reflection →

Okay here we go, now I’ll be writing about more recent events! Ever since I was born, I wanted to go to school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Both of my parents went to school there and our basement is thoroughly decorated with Badger memorabilia. I was accepted and my goal was to become a … Continue reading College →

After my middle school blog post, you knew high school was coming! It was a rocky journey of learning how to feel semi-comfortable in my own skin. I didn’t really fit in with any particular group. I was an athlete and a skater-wannabe who spent most of the time being quiet. We were allowed to … Continue reading High School and Body Image →

I grew up as a big daydreamer, and I loved to daydream about love. In my eyes, my parents were the shining example of a loving relationship. So when I was little, I always believed that love is something that happens to everyone. To this day, I have never seen my parents yell at each … Continue reading Love and Relationships →

The next chapter of my life is the ~wonderful and amazing~ middle school chapter. I didn’t think it was possible for me to be any more shy than I already was, but in middle school I proved myself wrong. I could go through entire school days without talking to anyone. At that point, I was … Continue reading Middle School and Gymnastics →

I was born on February 28th, 1995. My parents always joked that I love to eat because I was born in time for lunch. I guess I was born a perfectly healthy baby who was obsessed with swinging in a baby swing. As I grew older, my dad taught me how to do all the … Continue reading The Early Years →