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none of us are qualified for anything
Recently, I signed a job offer for after college and am preparing to move my life to California. Two years ago, this reality was unimaginable. I’m extremely privileged for the support that has led me to the incredible opportunities in my life. While those opportunities taught me a lot about leadership and tech, none of Continue reading
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the thief of joy is pleasing people
I never considered myself too much of a people pleaser, and I’ve been no stranger to rejection in my life. In elementary school, I tried to get into the Gifted & Talented every year. Without fail, every year but fourth grade, I was told that I indeed wasn’t Gifted & Talented. At some point, they Continue reading
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the cemetery closet
This blog post is two years in the making. last year (2023) I pack up my stuff to go back to college. During the summer, my short adult life is stuffed in a closet full of artifacts that defined me as a child. Journals are filled with messy handwriting that my parents tried to perfect Continue reading
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doing everything, being everywhere, pleasing everyone, all at once
I am a workaholic. There was a time in my life when I prided that statement, just like how teenage boys proudly tout that they scored high on the narcissism test. Out of all the addictions to be seduced by, overworking clearly can’t be the worst of them, right? Honestly, at surface value, it’s not Continue reading
About Me
A student at UT Austin. Founder of The Young Writers Initiative.
Riya M. Cyriac 