Rejection
When I was in high school, I had a group terrarium assignment (I was probably 15 at the time), and I credit that project with igniting my passion for the environment. I’ve shared this…
Distractions
At first thought, distractions might be seen as something negative like when you’re in class and instead of paying attention to the function of the line, you’re on TikTok learning…
K57 Talk- Guam Youth Climate Strike
K57 talk hosted by Moneka with Guam Youth Climate Strike Advertisement: Dec. 11, 2020, DIY no sew t-shirt bag tutorial for PL34-110. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkduiprDsuGtEhenTRhDAbB8IWDGh76KcZ
As an election official
My day started the night before. I ironed my clothes and set them aside so that I wouldn’t have needed to wake up an hour earlier just to find the perfect fit.…
Short-read: Feelings
We don’t spend enough thought into processing our own feelings and understanding how they impact us, as an individual and us, as a community. I spent the early part of my life listening to authority and believing that authority…
Letter to my Younger Self
Let Daddy know you love him. I’m by the corner of my room, sitting at my desk, writing you this letter. It is my last week of summer, and classes start again in a few days,…
the guam recovery
Tourism is dead, and that’s ok. As the world continues to change right before our eyes and with the continued scale back of many in the hospitality industry, Guam must realize sooner than later that trying…
Anti-military as a military dependent
Trying to figure out who I am and who I want to be has been an upward battle with understanding the privilege of not having to worry about insurance, education…
dear belau
Dear Belau Dear Belau, They say that our life is important, that they care and that they are listening. But somewhere along their words, there is a hidden meaning. “We care, but only so that tourists don’t look at it. We…
sunflower
"sunflower" - the color earth The day after our first few cases of Covid-19 was announced, I sowed a few sunflower seeds. 74 days or 171 cases later, one finally…