Finding the Pieces

The story of how a lost boy found home

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  • Learning to fail

    I have a habit of trying to convince myself (and the world) that I have everything all figured out. At this point in my life it’s almost funny watching the roller coaster that is…

  • The anatomy of a good day

    Today was a good day. I’ve been fighting a chest infection this week, and last night’s round of relentless coughing lasted until about 3:00 a.m. So when my alarm started going off at 7:00…

  • Works in progress

    Happy New Year, guys! It’s 2016. January 1st. The day that 87 percent of people spend too much time crafting a Facebook or blog post about how this year is going to be different…

  • I miss the chaos

    I know I’m a few days late, but happy Thanksgiving guys! This year, on Thanksgiving, was a bit interesting for me. While all of my friends and family were spending the days with family…

  • Create you own adventure meals: Chronicles of the Inexperienced Cook

    It’s been a while since I’ve written a post about my misfortunate cooking adventures, which is really quite sad because now that I’m off in England being an adult and stuff I actually cook…

  • Tomorrow will be Kinder

    It’s been a long week. But today is Monday, the start of a new week. In the midst of midterm deadlines, stress in more areas of my life than I would like to admit,…

  • Planting my feet: Five weeks in Colchester

    I have been in Colchester for five weeks now. October has come and gone, and now we’re nearing the halfway point of the autumn term. During my first week in Colchester, I remember feeling…

  • The work doesn’t get easier, you just get better at doing it

    Yesterday was a long day. It started at 9:00 a.m. and it didn’t end until 11:00 p.m. Crammed into those 14 hours were two seminars, 1 study group (that I somehow ended up leading),…

  • To Build a Home: Week 2 Update from Across the Pond

    This last week has been a mix of several things, some good and others not. To begin with, it’s been exciting. I survived my first week of courses as a postgraduate student. I stumbled…