Say what's on your mind, verbatim -Blackbear, Verbatim, 2015

Hello friends, family, maybe strangers. Truthfully, I don't know how this kind of thing works. Maybe no one will read this, which in my case, haha yay because I can have lots of fun. But if people want to read it, that's cool too. It's kind of like the whole dance like no one's watching metaphor. I'm going to try to blog like no one's reading. Really be my most authentic self. Scream of consciousness and all. Probably a few grammar mistakes, sorry to my English teachers, you all taught me how to at least bullshit an essay in college and for that I'm very grateful. SEE! I'm already being super honest. Good shit.

So you're probably wondering why I am starting a blog and I guess there are a few reasons.

One, because I have a lot of thoughts (I know I'm not unique, we all have a lot of thoughts but bare with me) and sometimes I just want to write. In fact, I'll go so so far to say, even though I'll sound like a bit of a nerd, writing actually makes me a little bit giddy. Like when I have a cool idea, or I want to analyze a show like Black Mirror, or I want to talk about a new dating trend called "caspering" which is like "ghosting" but a friendly ghost, which is actually kind of hilarious. 

I digress. 

The second reason is because I am going to Sydney, Australia in two months to study abroad for a semester and you know I'm going to want to document EVERY FREAKING MOMENT.  I'm excited, terrified, anxious, hopeful, overwhelmed, but most importantly, grateful for this opportunity. I really can't wait to experience the land down under and meet more beautiful people (like actually I heard the Aussies are gorgeous) who inhabit this planet. 

I feel like lately, in my old age of 20, I am realizing what a family we really all are to one another on this planet. I know this is a tangent and it may sound cheesy but it seems like everywhere I go, I realize how much humans want to connect with one another. How fun it is to talk to strangers. How fun it is to go to things ALONE and have no expectations and see what happens. I'll get more into this in a later blog post. 

But the third and FINAL reason I am starting this blog is because I really admire the courage that it takes to share your thoughts with people, whether it be through youtube, a podcast, a book, a blog, an instagram caption... If you can be your most honest, authentic self, I think it's a beautiful way to make other people feel a little less alone. I've had some of my most "Aha" moments when they've come out of other peoples' mouths- and sometimes it takes opening your eyes and ears. 

I hope you read my blog and think wow, Suzanne's a nut. I'm not alone. 

Let the adventures begin! 

Lots of Light, 
SuzyQue