by Michaela | Jul 26, 2013 |
When I traveled to Colombia a few months ago, I immediately faced a harsh reality: Colombians love to party. And the party never ends. On the bus to Medellin, Colombia, I met a friendly Colombian man who invited me to stay with him and his girlfriend at his friend’s...
by Michaela | Jul 24, 2013 |
I came across two very interesting and contrasting articles about introversion yesterday. One was entitled “How an Introvert Can Be Happier: Act Like an Extrovert”. It’s pretty obvious what that article was about. The other one was called, “This is who I am, deal...
by Michaela | Jul 23, 2013 |
Alone time is essential to the well-being of introverts. We need solitude to reflect and recharge. If we don’t have enough time to ourselves, we can quickly become harried, growling bundles of discontentment, waiting to implode. But how much alone time is too much? ...
by Michaela | Jul 18, 2013 |
When I was in high school, I went on an introvert– introvert date with another girl. At the giant, bustling church I went to, introverts – especially teenaged introverts – stood out like nuns in a reggae bar. We simply didn’t blend in with the other youth group kids...
by Michaela | Jul 12, 2013 |
Tabloids make a lot of money proving the humanness of celebrities. Our culture loves to find evidence that even the rich and famous are a little bit like us (celebrities take out their own garbage? Me too!). We are delighted by the revelation that even famous people...
