Everyone practices perfectly normal rituals as well as their own unusual rituals every day. We wash our hands before we eat. We brush our teeth before bed. When Corinne was a baby, our bedtime ritual included bath, pajamas, story, bedtime. We put our socks and shoes on the same way…
Up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea what a hostel was. My brother-in-law mentioned that he would be staying in one in LA when he vacationed there, and I thought he typed “hotel” wrong in his text message. Little did I know that there’s a whole…
The first day on my college campus was exciting and chaotic, fun and crazy, intimidating and a whole host of other adjectives. At the time, I embraced it. After my parents finished helping me move in, my mom waited in the car (never confirmed, but I suspect she was crying).…
