thoughts – jamie goes outside

my current adventure

I am in my final semester of my undergraduate degree, and that is my current adventure. In past semesters, I have made sure that I didn’t have to do homework on my long weekends so that I could go to a national park or two instead. This semester, college is my adventure. I have beenContinue reading “my current adventure”

an open letter to COVD-19

Dear COVD-19, May I call you “Rona”? You’ve changed my life so much, I feel like we should be able to give each other nicknames. So Rona, you’ve really taken my life and flipped it upside down. I am a planner. I always have my next few months planned out, I know what’s coming nextContinue reading “an open letter to COVD-19”

unclear

Recently, things in my life have seemed very unclear. I go about my day-to-day doing the things I need to and the things I think I’m supposed to, and yet I do not have a clear picture of my future. I know what I want it to look like, and I think I’m doing theContinue reading “unclear”

the next next fun thing

I booked my flight to San Francisco for Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. I needed a next next fun thing to look forward to after Christmas break in Australia. Winter semester is always so long and dreary and I need fun things to look forward to to break it up. So two weeks afterContinue reading “the next next fun thing”

not spontaneous

Last week I almost bought a plane ticket to San Francisco for the first weekend in December. My sister lives there and has the cutest 4-month old girl. Her couch is the comfiest couch (maybe bed) that I have ever slept on in my life, it really doesn’t make sense. But I didn’t buy aContinue reading “not spontaneous”

outside

The word “outside” in the title of this blog has many meanings for me. The word is almost like a symbol. Outside in nature. Outside my comfort zone. Outside my own mind. Outside myself. Outside my city. Outside my state. Outside my country. My inside thoughts and feelings being posted outside into cyberspace for anyoneContinue reading “outside”

reflecting

I like Sundays because I try to take time to reflect and ponder. I spent my time at church today reflecting on how I have been feeling for the last few weeks and months. I’ve been mostly sad. This brought me to reflect on other times in my life when I have felt overcome withContinue reading “reflecting”

“studying”

This is a picture of the entrance to the building I have spent more time in on campus than maybe all other buildings combined: the library. I love libraries. You’re surrounded by thousands of books that are full of information and stories on so many diverse subjects. Libraries are quiet, or they should be. TheyContinue reading ““studying””

a love for the outdoors

I have to do an assignment for my major where we explore different job opportunities in our areas of interest within the field and write about it. The first area I chose was non-profit management, specifically youth development. Every job posting I found sounded amazing and got me really excited. The second area I choseContinue reading “a love for the outdoors”

perspective

I believe that life is all about perspective. If you look really closely at this photo, you can see tiny people down there, they look like ants. Do you see them? … I’m just kidding. I took that picture from maybe 4 inches above the ground, but you can trick your brain into thinking itContinue reading “perspective”