I know it's already two-thirds of the way through November, but in my defense: I actually filmed this video two weeks ago, edited the footage, and then decided that I hated the video but not the idea. So this past Monday morning, I took a shower, put on makeup, stacked a bunch of books on … Continue reading all the books i read in october

I would honestly love for this narrative to be an epic chronicle of self-discovery, because Eat Pray Love made a lot of money and having a lot of money is very convenient...but alas, I’m not in Europe to find myself, so I can’t write my midlife crisis book yet. (Maybe when my midlife crisis hits??? … Continue reading eat, pray…sike

Paris is the manic pixie dream girl of cities. It’s beautiful and messy and lovely and--dare I say it--effervescent: pedestrians and cars clog narrow streets, while patrons at outdoor cafés drink beer and espresso, judging the passersby. Tall buildings impose their shadows on the sidewalks below, and along the Seine people sit on the edge … Continue reading manic pixie dream world (aka paris)

Hello, friends! I decided to try my hand at design and ~travel~ by creating a San Diego food guide! I had a ton of fun putting everything together and trying to make it look as aesthetic as I could (my design skills are VERY limited lol), so please feel free to download / share these! … Continue reading Rachel’s Guide to Food in San Diego

There are a good number of people who know what I’ve been up to this summer (mostly because I broadcast my life over the internet, and also because I’m very, very good at talking about myself—which I know is a fault, mind you), but there are not very many people who know what I’ve really … Continue reading Playing house

It’s officially the time of the quarter when people actually have to try to look for tables in Geisel (UCSD’s esteemed library, which is still somehow not big enough for its twenty-thousand-plus student population). I’m one of the few losers who can say that I’ve been here almost every single day for the past eight … Continue reading yee haw

There is something gaping in my chest right now. That might sound bad, but it’s really not; it’s just a feeling that’s been there for this entire past school year, a feeling that I think will continue on into this summer and the fall and the seasons thereafter. It’s not the feeling of what’s missing, … Continue reading this isn’t the end (yet!)