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I wrote an earlier version of this, but none of it really sat right with me. Then I read Ananya's writing about her recent trip to Hong Kong and I realized the missing piece was vulnerability. Rather than intellectualizing my experiences, I needed to tap into my emotional self.These last few months have meant a lot to me and while it would be easy for me to point to tangible accomplishments to illustrate why, what I really want to share is that I've changed a lot inside. In April, I had a blurry idea of the person I wanted to be: someone who is consistent, curious, and thoughtful. Out of compassion for myself, I wouldn't describe myself as lazy. But I would say I spent a lot of the last few years in a slumber, slowly moving through life and only really doing things I had to do. I've talked about this before, but I think, without realizing, I had been deeply feeling the weight of life. And while I continue to feel the burden of the human experience, something's shifted in me within the

I wrote an earlier version of this, but none of it really sat right with me. Then I read Ananya's writing about her recent trip to Hong Kong and I realized the missing piece was vulnerability. Rather than intellectualizing my experiences, I needed to tap into my emotional self.These last few months have meant a lot to me and while it would be easy for me to point to tangible accomplishments to illustrate why, what I really want to share is that I've changed a lot inside. In April, I had a blurry idea of the person I wanted to be: someone who is consistent, curious, and thoughtful. Out of compa

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