When I was small, I wanted the conventional Labrador retriever as a pet, and I wanted to name it Spanish Sweetheart. I have no clue where the name came from, and a small part of me still wants a golden lab named Spanish Sweetheart. I don’t have a religion. I was brought up Christian andContinue reading “31 things you may or may not have known about me”
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8 things I have to say about debate
A year ago, I wrote a post entitled “What It Means to Debate.” Looking back on what I had written, I still agree largely with what I had written. But alas, we are never stationary and that means that my opinion has changed, shifted, and accumulated much more knowledge and experience since when I lastContinue reading “8 things I have to say about debate”
Yellow fever
Asian invasion, takin’ over your nation… I think that growing up in a Christian private school, the way for me to most feel singled out is not by gender, since I had half of the students there to back me up. It was not by sexual orientation, because I am among the majority and becauseContinue reading “Yellow fever”
Powerless
I returned home after driving like a madman through a torrential rainstorm. Apparently, the weather had taken out a power line, and our entire neighborhood had lost power. At this time, it was still light outside. The air inside the house still retained some of its air conditioned effect, so the muggyness was bearable. TheContinue reading “Powerless”
Camp withdrawal
I miss everything and everyone so much, it hurts. This is the first post published from Atlanta in 7.5 weeks, as the rest have all been from Ann Arbor. I woke up this morning-er, afternoon, after a heavy 15-hour sleep and all of this emotion and soon-to-be nostalgia came flooding towards me. It finally materializedContinue reading “Camp withdrawal”
Beginnings
I started this blog with very modest intentions. I wanted a place to publish my own work, with no confines or judgment. The moment I looked down at my lined paper sometime in my toddler years and realized that I could write the word “cat,” I knew my life would be changed forever. It blewContinue reading “Beginnings”
Accepting the inevitable
For the readers that weren’t aware, I am seventeen. I’ve got a younger sister that is going on fifteen, and I just realized that yesterday. I’ve been away from her for almost a month; I haven’t seen or heard her voice in weeks. I’ve been out of state at summer camp, and she has alsoContinue reading “Accepting the inevitable”
On Independence
When I hear the word independence, I think first of a song by The Band Perry that I’ve always liked; one of the few country songs that I’ve ever enjoyed. The lyrics that I can recall by heart go something like: Most of my friends will live and die in this zip code… To me,Continue reading “On Independence”
This Kid I Know: Michelle
Left to right: Michelle, me Have you ever just stopped and realized that if you hadn’t met a certain person, your life would be completely different?
Alphabetical Advice from the Soul
A note from the writer: 100 posts ago, I made the bold decision to create this blog. 7 months and 13 days ago, I was a completely different person. Today, my thoughts are better organized than ever before, and my love for WordPress has never been stronger. This post has been a work in progressContinue reading “Alphabetical Advice from the Soul”
Cat Zhang 