First Backcountry Experience

March 23, 2019. After a long debate of pros and cons in order to determine if we would hike up or not we did. We spent most of the sunny day cruising around and enjoying what would be my last day of riding for the season. At 13:55 Herby and reached the ridge line of the San […]

Edge of the world?

At 11:46am January 2, 2018, Hanna and I drove up to Flagstaff, AZ to stay with a friend of mine before starting our journey to the campsite known as Edge of the World. Woke up the following morning, roamed around town for a bit then headed out to the campsite off the service road 231. […]

1:34 AM

A bit passed midnight as the city was lit by the full moon above. Car horns, sirens, planes, restless noise consumed the ear. Alcohol, drugs and cigarettes overwhelmed the nose as it’s stench was in the air. The eye was deceived as the light was not real. A young boy not yet a man stood […]

No One Said It Was Easy

Often I feel like Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. I moved to a location culturally different from my home. The environment around me flipped upside down. I live alone in a city filled with 4.5 Million people. I feel as if the finish line is closer than it seems. -Its not. […]

My Name

I wrote this for english class and though I would share. I remember the court house as I was excited to meet the judge, unaware of the reason for being there. I remember the essence of the room as it was filled with joy. I remember my last name changing and how excited I was […]

The Cynic

I remember the dark lighting in the coffee shop, that over powered the Arizona shine I knew. A computer screen light in front me lighting up my face as my body was black. I remember the bitter taste of my heart as I drank the usual. A red eye, describing my eyes as I was […]

Coming Home

Recently I have picked up my guitar and a pen. I haven’t spent much time writing or playing music for exactly a year. It’s really interesting to think about. A year ago I believed that I was going to attend a prestigious music college on the east coast. These plans fell though though. I moved […]

New Adventure

Over these past few weeks I have been moving into my new apartment in Phoenix, AZ. I have been able to reconnect with family and friends, it has been a fantastic. I was able to go to a Diamondbacks game against the Yankees (Diamondbacks won) and spend a Sunday with my cousins. I has made […]

Leaning

Over the last couple of months life has challenged me in ways I would have not expected. I have recently moved and transferred universities because of my major. Within this process I have worked almost everyday, attended a conference in California, attempted to tie up loose ends, and even saying goodbye to a chapter in […]

Lack of Comfort

As the month progresses I have not exactly been having a “Happy New Year.” A lot has happened in these past few weeks of the 2016 year. All I can say now is, “2016 isn’t my year.” Recently I have had issues with transferring colleges and problems with my Financial Aid. School isn’t thee only […]