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"I feel like I'm having an identity crisis," I admitted, somewhat embarrassingly, to the dietician sitting across the table from me. She smiled sympathetically, with eyes betraying pity. In my experience, they always do. A year ago, I prophesied how going vegan was the best (and only) option for me. And, you know, a lot of other …
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Explore the intersection of human society and (not or) the environment. Ask questions. Ask for opinions. Ask, even when I think I know the answers. Document through visuals. Experiment through creativity. Convey through words. Remain domestic, even when it may be tempting to look (or flee) abroad. Understand perspectives. Challenge my own. Influence consciousness. Inspire action. …
This was the second time I found myself muttering expletives under my breath, rushing around and nearly forgetting books for Dr. Vandana Shiva to sign and important interviews -- all in the span of four hours. Breathe, I scolded myself. Just breathe. I have a tendency to start forgetting when my mind starts to wander, or …
I've 'figured out' or at least determined what 'feels right' right now in my quest for life and career and good work and what 'success' looks like for me, as a 21-year-old on the pursuit of her dreams. So indulge me in my ramblings. Here's what I think today: I want to live in a (big) …
A career-quest analogy from the coffee-table of Bethany & Kate¹ There we were. Two souls lost and confused, blinking past another round of midterm exams and blinking back tears of frustration. We were lost, again. But were we? The basic bone structure of our dreams was still unbelievably intact, still standing after countless flights across oceans …
"I would say, 2-to-3," she said, giving my leg another once-over. "Months?" I squeaked out, imaging another 8 weeks like the last, resigned to physical therapy sessions every Wednesday and longingly looking out at the bike-path throughout the remainder of spring semester. "Oh no, weeks! I'd say you could be running in 2-to-3 weeks." Relief …
Bethany N. Bella 