Well, that wasn't really a hiatus, was it? It was more like a long-atus or something equally as scandalous.

There are a bunch of reasons I've been inactive for more than a year. One was travelling abroad last summer and starting a travel blog (which I was also quite bad at maintaining... are we sensing a pattern here?) but the other was my crazy senior year of college and not having time to do all of the things that I wrote about. Ergo: watching TV, keeping up with pop culture, and most importantly reading, was all basically forgotten as I focused on graduating and finishing up my writing degree with a bang.

In case you were wondering: I most certainly did. Here's some photographic evidence, courtacy of my Instagram page

A photo posted by Dae; (@xshar) on Apr 24, 2015 at 5:51pm PDT

Now, in my 2 1/2 months post-grad, I've had a lot of me-time. And by me-time I mean endlessly searching for jobs and wallowing in my self-pity. But that's the same thing, right?

One good thing has come of this, and that's been plenty of time to read, write, start some new TV shows, and even take up a new hobby: video games. Now, will I be writing about all of this? Probably. Since being away, I've kind of lost sense of what I wanted this blog to be. My original intention was book and movie reviews, but in all truth, my interests span much father than that. I'm always saying to both myself and others to "write about what you love" and if you don't, there's a good chance you're going to not be as happy with what ultimately comes from your labors. This isn't because you didn't necessarily put all of your effort into it - you probably did - but there's a good chance you didn't put your heart into it. At least, not all of it. Writing about what you love makes it easier to write from the heart, and that's what makes a good piece of writing.

Now, writing about books and movies is all fine and good, but since graduating I want to test my limits. I want to see what else I can write about other than what I've already done. I'll still be writing about them, of course, but they won't be the only things on the menu.

That being said, my first posts will probably be ones I'm more familiar with, such as books. This summer, I've probably finished about seven books, many of which were part of two series. Series overviews will probably in the immediate future, with me branching out about my video game escapades and then who knows? Travel tips, perhaps, to prove that my internships abroad was worth something? Only time will tell.

Until then, it's good to be back, and I can't wait to see what the future is going to bring. As always, thanks for readings, and I'll talk to you soon.

❤ Dae

Well, lovely people, this is it.

I'll be leaving for London on Friday and holy crap am I nervous/excited/weirded out. I'll be there for eight weeks, and while there I'll be doing a few things:

1. Interning. The reason I have this amazing opportunity to begin with. I'll be working in PR for the full eight weeks and getting my first real delve into the professional world. 
2. Keeping a travel journal. This is both for me and for my school. I'm applying for a Distinction in Writing for my graduation in April 2015 and to do this, I have to do a great many writing-specific activities outside school. One of those things is keeping a travel log and writing in it every day I'm abroad for at least six weeks.
3. Travel blogging. For the entries that need a more multimedia presence. And to keep everyone at home updated on my shenanigans without spamming Facebook.
4. Contributing to an online magazine. I've already been doing this for a few weeks but it'll be quite a challenge writing articles pertaining to my school while I'm... not at school. 
5. Blogging for my internship class. I have to be enrolled in an internship course in order for my internship to count for credit. In order to receive credit, I need to blog once a week about either my internship or an assigned reading. This is on an official GVSU Writing Department blog, so these posts are more private.
6. Enjoying London. I've dreamt about working in London for a long time. And in order to really experience that, I want to gain every experience I can while I'm there. I don't know the next time I'll get an opportunity like this so I might as well enjoy it.