(Say hello to my Kobo Glo HD, a New Year gift to myself) “You can write it all down, you can put it in your book of facts, but the truth is no one can ever really understand the tangle of experiences and passions that makes you who you are. It's a secret collection, a private language, a pebble in your p…

"When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?" I had no intention of staying up until two in the morning to finish checking final exam papers, but I tuned in to Joe Biden's inauguration and decided to watch until the end. Something about going through my…