Whirlwind Update

It's taken me six weeks to remember that I have a blog. I can't believe I've spent a month and a half forgetting something that was once so important to me. Maybe I was unsure that anything I had to write was worth reading, maybe I was just out of ideas. But I am back for good this time, I think.

To catch everyone up on my life, here's what I've been up to this summer:

• Finished off the school year with very few permanent mental scars
• Teaching pilot-program poetry workshops to kids at the Boys and Girls Club as a high school intern
• Started dating a super cute lady-friend of mine (!!!!!)
• Organization and data entry for my kooky and magnificent French teacher
• Drinking lots of coffee with my best friend
• Watched Game of Thrones in marathon sittings (I've now seen all three seasons in two weeks)

My mental health and body image have both improved significantly. I'm proud to say that, after years of heartache and struggle, I can now look at myself in the mirror with a totally neutral attitude. That is a major step up from the hell I used to put myself through every day.

To hear the story of my struggle with eating disorders, click here.

And here is the big news: starting Monday, July 1st and continuing through the 21st, I'll be blogging from France! 

My flight leaves on Sunday afternoon and it hasn't quite hit me how big of a deal it is that I'm leaving the country for three weeks. I don't think I'll fully grasp that concept until I've strapped myself into the plane. Regardless of how I process my travels, the trip is going to be amazing. I'm staying with my friend, Mahaut, who stayed with me for a few weeks last summer. We're unbelievably excited to see each other again.