i’m sharing a few holiday gifts that accentuate the sustainable and introspective lifestyle i’m striving for.
Author: karenjwang
As a California native, Karen has acquired an eclectic list of interests and hobbies such as vinyasa yoga, writing poetry, hip-hop dancing, being a vegan, laughing loudly, and head-banging to great EDM sets. She is currently a certified yoga instructor and continues to pursue her passion of writing for the music industry.
goodbye, 2020
when i look back on a year of worldly pain, my heart aches for the death and fear and injustice and confusion. but it also holds onto hope that one day, maybe a long time from now, we will all look back on 2020 as the year when everything changed.
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