the elephant | spoken word poem
A/N: The fourth Monday of February came and went and still no word from Gabrie..... sorry for the late post. I was hoping to finish and...
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Food. Faith. Travel.
Welcome to gjLifestyle! My name is Gabriella Jeane and I'm so excited to share this adventure with you. I started this blog when I was studying abroad in Japan. After a hasty departure due to COVID-19, I was out of school and out of a job. This blog is an account of my escapades, struggles, and lessons learned along the way.
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Flying Under the Hood
A/N: Hello and welcome to my new subscribers! I am so excited to share this story and my many adventures with you. Due to school and work...
Grapes
Mountains Freeways Grapes Those were the first three things that stood out to me when I first moved to the U.S. I grew up in a small city...
Easy On Plan Omelette
Ever been in a rush and too busy to make your lean and green meal? It's 10 minutes before your scheduled eating time and you have no...
Haystacks
Haystack is one of my favorite salads. This version of that recipe has the right amount of lean protein and non-starchy vegetables. Lean...
Tofu Power-Up
Since starting my health program, I've learned to make several new dishes. Each day, I have a "lean and green" meal which contains: 5-7...
The Months that Followed
I watched the sky and wisps of clouds as the plane flew through the air. On the ground were snow-capped mountains and green grass. It was...
10 Departure
Note: An audio version of this post is available on Spotify, Google Podcast, and most major podcast services. It is only now, in writing...
09 Dealing with Disappointment
Note: An audio version of this post is available on Spotify, Google Podcast, and most major podcast services. Last week, I talked about...
08 Broken Dreams & Promises
Note: An audio version of this post is available on Spotify, Google Podcast, and most major podcast services. "I'll be posting one blog...
07 2020 Year in Review
Happy New Year!!! A lot has happened in 2020 and here is my story. It's a loooong story so I'm presenting it in 3 different formats:...
06 Lola
I recently came across this picture of Lola, my paternal grandmother. For as long as I can remember, this has always been the way Lola...
Sight and Vision: 2020 MarvelOptics.com National Scholarship Contest
I wrote this poem to answer the 2020 MarvelOptics.com National Scholarship Contest's prompt "Helen Keller said, “The only thing worse...
04/07/2020 Announcement
I had just posted my March 16 blog post; still giddy from the two hikes I had just gone on over the weekend. The week before, I had...
05 Forgiveness
I wrote this poem over summer. I realized that I was carrying hurt that didn't have any place in my life. I was stuck with old wounds...
04 Logbook Entry: March 9-15, 2020
Spring break for Waseda University started on February 5, unlike US schools, spring break for us is two months long. My first semester...
03 The Send Off
Parents are usually the ones sending their children off. They watch from the hallway as their child enters their classroom on the first...
02 Published Content so Far
While you wait for next week’s post here are some of the things I’ve published online so far. Reach the World Articles I was matched with...
01 Challenge Accepted
Looking at it through the enthusiasm of a child, that was the beginning of a long-lasting love for writing.
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