Cassidy Peterson

To do list : do homework write my blog finish readings and take notes apply to scholarships get internship pick up work shifts go for a run go to the dining hall 😐 Sometimes, I forget that the items on my To Do List are actually things that I want to do, not things that I'm being forced to do. We tend to think of these items as annoying chores instead. However, I want to earn a degree, to be a blogger, to learn, to make money for my future, to take advantage of my resources, to get work...

I was uncomfortable about traveling out of the country to stay with my brother and his wife for two months, both of whom I didn't know well and were ten years older than me; not to mention this would be the longest amount of time I had spent away from my home yet. I was uncomfortable when I left to visit my friend across the globe after not seeing her for a year and a half, wondering if our friendship would be tested, if we had both changed too much, or if I could make a good impression on...

I think reading a good book is one of the best ways to give your mind a break. All day long, our string of thoughts never stops, and that never ending mental to do list keeps your mind at work. But taking some time to read a good book can take your focus completely off of everything else except the other world that is opened up when you read. When I read a book, I get so enveloped in the character's mindset that it's as if I am the character themself. I am no longer thinking about everything...