Mawar: my story of the super typhoon that hit Guam
We lost power hours ago, and I only realized we lost water too when I woke up at 12 am to pee. I thought that by now the worst of…
This is a poem written and performed by Kyle Dahilig
If: a poem written by my seventh generation grand to me
Kyle Dahilig This poem was written and performed by myself as part of my RAY Diversity Fellowship application. It is read from the perspective of my seventh generation grand, offering…
what happens next: after undergrad
This is my final semester of undergrad, and I am more anxious than excited about what happens next. Even if I didn’t want to think about it, last fanuchånan1, I…
metacognition
This entry was written on the lands of the CHamoru people. To think about thinking is known as metacognition–it’s this action of trying to recognize and understand one’s thoughts. I…
choice
Anytime we make a fair choice, we subconsciously value one outcome over another– even choosing to do nothing means picking over whatever alternative reality there would have been. Although it…
Principles and Guilt
I have this voice in my head that bullies me every time I come across a situation that challenges my principles. For example, every morning run I go out of…
Maybe I was Wrong
Maybe I was wrong, and recycling that iced tea can wasn’t worth forcing myself through the thorny bushes. Maybe it wasn’t worth volunteering at an illegal dump site just to…
Effective and Equitable
You could do a lot of things in two months. From hiking to the top of the world or searching for algae underneath surf grass, your range is almost limitless.…
Reducetarian
I’m cutting cow out of my diet because I want to. A couple Lenten seasons ago, my family went cold turkey and abstained the full forty days and nights, plus some more, from meats;…
fall
On my morning run, I tripped and scraped my knees and hands. I was more concerned about what my neighbors might’ve seen than my physical pain, so instead of getting back up immediately,…