Better Than I Used to Be
Before heading off to college, my sister and I would drive around in my green Honda Accord going from store to store looking for bins,...
The College Student's Christmas Wishlist
I haven't written a letter to Santa in over a decade. But if I wrote him today, it would look something like this: Hey Santa, Ho-ho-how's...
Too Stressed to Be Blessed
We are in charge of our own happiness, right? It's both a blessing and a curse. No one else can steal the joy we have if we rely on...
NaNoWiMo Makes No Sense, Just Like Its Abreviation
Even though November is National Novel Writing Month, it is now nearly the end of November, and I am no closer to having a finished novel...
Strong, If Not Happy
Mornings around the breakfast table are one of my favorite times of the day. It's when I sit down with my little students, have them...
The Best Spots in Chambana
I've been in Champaign-Urbana for what feels like an eternity. While it's not the town that I see myself staying in forever, it has been...
A Year of Growing in Photography
About a year ago, I asked to borrow my roommate's camera over the Thanksgiving holiday. That's where I decided that I liked getting...
Me Too.
I'm also not a huge fan of hashtags whenever there's a tragedy. We become desensitised to what's going on around us. We diminish...
The Afterlife: Reimagined
In honour of the Halloween season, I'm posting a little sneak peek of a story I've started that's re-imagined the hereafter. This story...
In True Reina Fashion: 15 Weird Facts About Myself
Because I am who I am, I end up having a million and one misadventures, and end up doing everything in true "Reina" fashion. What is true...
