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Shie, 19960106, Dumaguete, Central Visayas, Philippines

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Twenty-four is a profoundly strange age to arrive at. No longer fresh out of college, we’re expected to have somethings concretely figured out. And yet. Life seems to be a continuous cycle of learning and conquering, and then failing and unlearning. And twenty-four is an age at which that cycle is all too alive and thriving.No matter how much you have ‘figured out’ at twenty-four, you’re still in for a long life of challenges, surprises and changes. And through the madness of it all, there are a…

Shie, 19960106, Dumaguete, Central Visayas, Philippines

Tough

This year, I met the different versions of myself, half of them I despise while the other half —I learned to embrace.I met the part of me that always wanted to feel like I belonged whether in a new hobby I disclosed or with the comfort of someone I never knew I needed until I finally had.I met the part of me that stopped caring about what the world will say. I found myself staring at their opinions but never allowing them to come close. I stopped accepting opinions that would only lift their ego…