As I mentioned, the struggle with debating v. doing is something persistent in all parts of my life. Efforts to make it better usually involve a lot of debating and little doing, immediately undermining any ideas produced. One of my professors suggested saying, "Do it now" five time in a row, three times a day. …
Freedom!
There's an idea of freedom as the ability to anything you want. That idea falls flat when it meets reality. In a reality where you have infinite resources, where time is spent as you wish, you are not free. There are the laws that govern our realities: gravity, nuclear forces, electromagnetism. If I were free …
Judgement: The New Executioner
The Fear of Judgement has been amplified by one simple idea: everyone can have an opinion. It seems to be an unchecked, ever growing reason we don't do things we want. The solution preached by many is simply "don't care about other people's opinions." Which... no shit, Sherlock. That would be great. But growing to …
Year Long Realization
A year ago today, a friend of mine left Peru. As is tradition with most travelers, she gifted all the things too cumbersome to bring along. I ended up with a yoga mat, a bottle of wine, and an child's orange notebook. "Chaq Chao's Balcony @ Sunset 8/28/18" is three pages long. After that is …
Paper to People
Lunches in high school were an hour long. My senior year, every one of them was spent arguing with friends about dumb things. Would aliens be friendly? What's the best animal to have as a pet? Is Miley Cyrus cool or a mess? Eventually, we got backlogged - an hour at lunch wasn't long enough …
Done Daily
Today was the 7th day in a row I've done some from of exercise. It has also been 7 days since my last Daily Alfajore Test. I understand that it isn't for everyone, but two ideas have changed my health for the better. 1. Brush Your Teeth Brushing your teeth isn't a massive feat of …
Processing
Each night for these last few weeks, I went to bed with a new idea about the future. Tonight, I'll draft a plan to be in New York by next January. Tomorrow night will be spent on New Year's flights to France. The process of life transitions has become something familiar. Answering the difficult questions …
Hypnotize/Hipnotizar
My English teaching experience has grown tandem to learning Spanish. The frustration of expression in a second language surges with one part of my life, the other explores deeper into my first. And man, it has opened my eyes to one fact: I am not good at English. To describe something beautifully isn't a thing …
Pledge of Allegiance Dilemma
Being outside of my birth-country for so long has raised a difficult question. I can't escape a sense of responsibility to things I left behind, be it family or larger communities. Outside the States, there are always new experiences, new challenges, and new people. But there isn't a sense of permanent contribution - I underestimated …
Nerves Abound
Positive nervous gets the heart pumping and glosses the palms. It demands a decision - do this now or don't do it at all. It stares with it's hand just above the holster and tells you to run away. It comes with any First, happened to everyone worth admiring, and is the struggle that defines …
A Fresh Sip 