Laura Brzyski
The 'Yes' Day: 12/29/18
I should've written this post months ago, but the chaos of my life never seems to end. 2018 ended the best way possible for me: with a...
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Laura Brzyski
- Jan 26, 2019
- 3 min
Girls With Goals
One of the intentions I set for 2019 (outlined in my "19 for 2019") was to attend more Philly-based networking events. Without delay, I...
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Laura Brzyski
- Jan 9, 2019
- 7 min
19 for 2019
With a little over a week of 2019 under my belt, I've been actively thinking about concrete goals and plans I'd like to accomplish and...
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Laura Brzyski
- Dec 31, 2018
- 4 min
Reflections
On paper, I went into 2018 excited. On paper, I seemed positive. Eager, even. I re-read last year's blog post about being "ready" for...
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Laura Brzyski
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
Peanut Brittle with a Twist
In a world of ‘or’s, it seems we are always forced to choose between two pleasantries. Chocolate or vanilla? Coffee or tea? Cookies or...
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Laura Brzyski
- Mar 19, 2018
- 5 min
The Storyteller's Passport
In the epicenter of a 5,000-year-old Celtic ring fort stands a woman with flowing red hair. Surrounded by thirty listeners, she raises...
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Laura Brzyski
- Mar 15, 2018
- 3 min
Students Vow #NeverAgain
Today, March 14th, marks one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. It also marks...
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Laura Brzyski
- Feb 28, 2018
- 5 min
February Reads
February was a strange month for me. January felt so long, and it was arduous for personal reasons. Once February began, I was completely...
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Laura Brzyski
- Feb 27, 2018
- 6 min
The Dangerous Hypothetical
I have always been the type of person to create scenarios in my head for the sole purpose of planning my reactions. For example, when I...
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Laura Brzyski
- Jan 31, 2018
- 7 min
First Four of 2018
One of my main goals for 2018 is to read at least 50 books. With such a chaotic schedule, I hardly have any time for myself. This past...
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Laura Brzyski
- Dec 31, 2017
- 4 min
MMXVII
December 31st: the only day that allows a person to have eyes in both the front & back of their head. The date makes so many of us...
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Laura Brzyski
- Nov 22, 2017
- 9 min
A Golden Handcuff: Our Trip to San Francisco
Steinbeck once wrote that San Francisco is "a golden handcuff with the key thrown away." Having never been on the West Coast, I didn't...
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Laura Brzyski
- Jul 12, 2017
- 2 min
26 --> 27
Two days ago, I turned 27. With a birthday (as with a new year) comes a looking back. And when I reflect on 26, I find much of my life...
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Laura Brzyski
- Jan 14, 2017
- 4 min
Remembering Two
Today marks two years since my grandmother passed. She was the first person I was actually close with who I lost to death. It was the...
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Laura Brzyski
- Dec 31, 2016
- 2 min
16 in Seasons
2016 was a whirlwind. I can’t even characterize it as “good” or “bad”…it was somewhere in between, like purgatory (which doesn’t exist...
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Laura Brzyski
- Nov 30, 2016
- 3 min
Teaching is a Work of Heart
Since I was six, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. Don’t worry, this isn’t the start of a lame-o college application essay. I have always...
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