Come visit, Come visit. You can bask in the rays and covet the warmth of Ocean Beach. Cable Cars rumbling up the hills of California Street trying to preach, The ringing bells echoing to and from, calling all aboard! The Golden Gate Bridge red like a stop sign telling people…

Nature at its finest — The creative writing process for me is just letting out what comes to mind and trying not to judge my thoughts too much. I think I was going for my nature poem is that the weather affects us as people and the Earth. We are interconnected and in that, the…

A summary of my views — Poetry can mean something or nothing, depending on if you take it at face value. It is shaped by how you view it and your experiences in the world. Of course, there are many ways to perceive stories depending on person to person. But, what poetry means to me is…

A rough summary of Matthew — Who am I? I often find it hard to describe myself. It was never my strongest skill as I find it difficult to say what my current interests are at the time I am writing this blog post. …

What it means to be a “man” — I always had trouble not fitting the mold of the “Masculine” stereotype we see in media. If you don’t know what that is, it is a stereotype which portrayed men as strong-armed, little to no emotion, physically appealing, and either as a loner or leader. I didn’t fall into the…

Sense of Humor is unique in every culture across the world — Humor, as we all know it, is the quality of being amusing and funny in situations to express yourself or to brighten up the mood around you. While humor is a widely known concept, you may have not realized or absorbed the fact that humor can differ depending on the…

A self-reflection on my own cultural identity and how it shaped the way I communicate — I culturally identify as an Asian American young man that is able-bodied, middle class, Athiest, a native English speaker, child of immigrants, and born and raised in California. I believe that my cultural identity has not limited my communication in the workplace as I speak my mind when I want…

An article on how technology falls short in conveying emotions — Modern-day digital technologies have become so intertwined into our lives to the point where some may argue they are an extension of the individual themselves. These technological devices that surround our daily lives, whether it be from the home appliances in your living space or down to the smartphones in…

A self-reflection on how we can understand someone better based on their style of communication — No one will ever truly understand how it feels to be you; how you think, how you perceive information, and most importantly how you communicate. They can only perceive how you show yourself to the world, such as a presentation of yourself. This may be very limiting or broad as…