As my first article for Odyssey, I guess it's only appropriate that I introduce myself. I suppose I could tell you my favorite color, favorite book or what my plan for the future entail. But, truth be told; my favorite color changes daily, every new book I read becomes my favorite and no matter how much planning I do, life ultimately finds its way of taking a different course.

So, instead I will tell you that I love roller coasters, the universe terrifies me as much as it excites me and that I believe there is some amount of good in everyone. Life is broken down into phases; constant motion, constant changing. While everything around me is going a hundred different directions, it's important that I hold onto the things that make me, well.. me.

For me, that thing is writing. Words are powerful, words are therapy and by documenting my experiences, I'm allowing myself to reflect back on those emotions long after the moment has passed. Living in a world where nothing stays the same, I find comfort in the permanency that writing provides.

So, while I believe sharing my thoughts will be beneficial to me in a personal growth aspect, it's more importantly about you; the reader. I want you to be able to feel, to connect, to know that you're understood. I want you to be able to see yourself through my stories, and find comfort in the fact that you're not alone.

We all have different experiences and we all handle them in different ways, but that's part of what makes us who we are. It can be refreshing to see things from another point of view. So maybe you hate roller coasters, you've got the universe entirely figured out (please let me know if so) and you believe there is some amount of bad in everyone. At the end of the day, we're all human and we're all just trying to get by.

So our journey begins now. Here's to figuring things out together.