: About Me

I grew up in Colorado. I guess you could say I'm a country girl. From my Junior year of college on, I moved around a lot. After shuffling among overseas and cross-country environmental work, I moved to Maui a year ago. I'm 24, with a B.A. in Journalism. My life experiences, as nearly any other college graduate would tell you, reflect much more than the degree though. I work at a dance and yoga studio in Maui as the staff writer and do whatever else I can to thrive on this island.

I love the outdoors, writing, dancing, loving my friends and family and dreaming up new adventures.

My passion is ...

dancing

I know too much about ...

over-thinking

My parents always told me ...

you can do whatever you want to do in life

My childhood ambition ...

travel

My favorite memory ...

kayaking in Milford Sound New Zealand

Why I write ...

why do we do anything? we want to!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

listening to my friends spin records

My first job ...

Jamba Juice-yaaya

My best moment ...

any one of the moments since I woke up and stepped of the shore

My inspiration ...

anyone who goes after their dreams

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dancing

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Dancing Life "I've got to tell you, your dance has really changed from when I first saw you on the dance floor," my friend from dance class said after I ran into him at the local health-food store. "Really?" I replied, inquisitively. I wanted to know exactly what he meant, as I've always been a self-analyzer. "How so?" I asked him. I wondered if he meant that it seemed I had changed and the dance was a reflection of that or if he was simply referring to my moves. I didn't want him to tell me that it seemed I was what changed and I began to feel a little defensive. Nobody ever wants to glim...

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