The Ambition I Didn’t Know How to Measure

Four years of LOTA, becoming a creative, and building a life that feels more like mine

Alaska, where the landscape felt like stepping into a painting.

I have kept some version of a diary since I was in first or second grade. At first, it was mostly lists of my best friends, crushes, favorite movies, and songs. Eventually, it became the way I processed my life. At the beginning of every year and around my birthday, I still find myself writi…