#Tabitha Seed

[noodlecupcakes]

I want to thank my amazing friend @3llisarts for commissioning @redreart for this lovely compainion peice for my Deputy Murphy AU which will hopefully be coming very soon when I can stop being the worlds slowest writer. Im very greatful to you both <3 <3

[katlimeart]

If you’ve seen this anywhere else, I posted it back on my deviantArt when it was made.

Mario girls cosplaying as female characters from Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, Seeds of Memories, Skytree Village and Light of Hope

[cyazurai]

Welcome back to Tabitha Berryman's adventures at the end of the world!

We come back to Tabby eating a soup that she made that was basically just a leek and spices. But she enjoyed it, so hey, more power to her.

Some neighbors came over for the house warming party. They didn't bring any yummy gifts (or fruitcake), though, so Tabby killed them.

Since Tabby is going to need a LOT of carpentry skill to build herself a home, not to mention a whole lot more supplies, she heads into Muldraugh to start looting buildings and tearing down homes to build her skill. She's already level two, but it would be nice to get to level 4 so she can build a rain collector... even if I'm literally living next to a pond.

While she's looting homes, I realize it's noon so I have Tabby turn on the TV for some Life and Living skill building... and we realize that the channels are no longer broadcasting. Perhaps she really is the only one left, now.

Tabby had some more unwanted guests when she went to loot the storage facility, and they all came at her at once, it was very rude.

There are a ton of good things for building up my house in this storage facility. Also, one of the main things Tabby was looking for was twine so she could make a fishing pole, but there was literally a fishing pole and fishing line in one of the containers, and potato seeds. So we'll be living the high life in no time.

I normally stop these at 7 pictures, but then when I was crossing the road to check another building I saw, Tabby literally just spotted a whole ass cabbage on the ground. She's going to be eating great tonight!

Anyway, that's it for this time. Will there be another Tabby post tonight? I dunno. Will there be one tomorrow? I also don't know that. Either way, this is not the end of Tabitha! To be continued.

[they-have-the-same-va]

Flay Allster from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Ocean dub) shares a voice actress with Rarity from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain

[sumquiasum]

@21stcenturyjolllly ask and you shall receive!

Cheryl: Strawberry iced tea with cherry popping boba, 100% sugar.

Toni: Pre-Cheryl order: Passion fruit guava green tea with rainbow jelly & full ice. Order once she starts daring Cheryl: Cherry blossom black tea with cherry popping boba & rainbow jelly. As an adult, she takes iced milk tea with tapioca, 50% sugar (classic.)

Kevin: Brown sugar cream cheese. Most milky beverage at the boba shop.

Chic: Same as Kevin but goes the more classic route with brown sugar boba instead of cream cheese. However, he takes his boba warm like the freak he is.

Veronica: Ceylon black soy milk tea without sugar, toppings are basil seeds and crème brulée (if there is no crème brulée toping she will simply not get boba.) No ice, 0% sugar.

Jughead: Matcha. No toppings out of principle but at least 70% sugar.

Betty: Taro milk with cream cheese (Kevin has convinced her cream cheese is THE superior topping)

Tabitha: Peach oolong tea (iced) with rainbow jelly. 50% sugar.

Archie: Has never had boba in his life, unfortunately.

[wlw-webcomic-bracket]

THE WLW WEBCOMIC COUPLES BRACKET

Your nominations are in, your votes have been counted, and the WLW Webcomic Couples Bracket is assembled! There are 64 entries, broken up for early rounds into eight groups of eight couples or poly ships.

It will take me a while to find images to use in the polls, so keep the propaganda coming while I get them ready! (And if your propaganda includes original images from the webcomic that I can use, it will help the process go that much faster.) A text version of the matchups, along with a short note on seeding, is below the cut.

<3

The bracket is lightly seeded - the eight couples or ships with 10-15 nominations each were given the first seed in each group, then couples with 3-7 nominations were given second through fourth seed, and the remaining slots were filled by couples with two nominations. The exception is a handful of cases in which two couples from a single webcomic qualified, in which case they will go up against each other in the first round regardless of seeding.

First-round matchups are as follows:

Group 1

Undine and Kokoro (Sleepless Domain) vs Aarya and Liza (Facing the Sun)

Dani and Christy (My Dragon Girlfriend) vs Tess and Mira (Seven Days in Silverglen)

Sun and Babs (Unfamiliar) vs Arachne and Scarlet (Bugtopia)

Adrian and Hildegard (A&H Club) vs Mia and Grace (On a Sunbeam)

Group 2

Boo and Mimi (Rainbow!) vs Mina and Valerie (Paranatural)

Aya and Mitsuki (The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All) vs Radiant Goddess and Acolyte (Lady of the Shard)

Almond and Peridot (Cucumber Quest) vs Sylvia and Jerry (Charity Case)

Becky and Dina (Dumbing of Age) vs Beau and Julie (Offbeat)

Group 3

Camille, Dendro, and Nyra (Muted) vs Jen and Rocker (Starward Lovers)

Daphne and Veronika (Lesbiampires) vs Claire and Robin (Hard Lacquer)

Sapphia and Odette (High Class Homos) vs Sapphia and Marla (High Class Homos)

Evie and Jack (Pandora's Devils) vs Faye and Bubbles (Questionable Content)

Group 4

Sunati and Austen (Almost Human) vs Honey Hart and Turpentine (Band vs Band)

Mari and Mica (The Four of Them) vs Fiona and Lia (YU+ME: Dream)

Tara and Darcy (Heartstopper) vs Shiina and Mimi (My Wish Is to Fall In Love Until You Die)

Hotaru, Kayla, and Elise (Shootaround) vs Selva and Alice (Namesake)

Group 5

Rose and Kanaya (Homestuck) vs Alex and Lucky (Finding Wonderland)

Delilah and Cheryl (I Want to Be a Cute Anime Girl) vs Hazel and Willie (A Week in Warrigilla)

Allison and Cio (Kill Six Billion Demons) vs Shim Chong and Madam Jang (Her Tale of Shim Chong)

Nell and Jolie (Cursed Princess Club) vs Tabitha and Poppy (Vampire Girlfriends)

Group 6

Lenore and Annabel Lee (Nevermore) vs Mica, Liv, and Red (The Greenhouse)

Ludovica and Luck (Tiger, Tiger) vs Jock, Prep, Nerd, and Goth (Boyfriends)

Roomie and Lillian (Go Get a Roomie) vs Lola and Sugar (Drop-Out)

Kat and Paz (Gunnerkrigg Court) vs Zimmy and Gamma (Gunnerkrigg Court)

Group 7

Rei and Hanna (Not So Shoujo Love Story) vs Claudia and Ava (Console Her)

Quinn and Hana (Encore!) vs Rina and Noa (Us Right Now)

Sun Jing and Qiu Tong (Tamen De Gushi/Their Story) vs Eliza and Darcy (Wilde Life)

Charo and Alesea (Dame Daffodil) vs Sophia and Olivia (It's Okay to Like Girls)

Group 8

Malori and Velverosa (Mage & Demon Queen) vs Connie and Carla (Rock and Riot)

Isaline and Theodora (Isadora) vs Penny and Bianca (Sunflowers & Lavender)

Ellen and Nanase (El Goonish Shive) vs Catalina and Rhoda (El Goonish Shive)

Lili and Sera (Monsters and Girls) vs Mad Spade and Miss Sunshine (My Sweet Archenemy)

[lucalearnstowrite]

Today I saw her again. I think she's ready now. She has grown to be a beautiful woman, just like you. I know I never admitted it before but what best friend I would have been if I didn't call you ugly. She's even more effervescent than you. I'll keep a check on her and be with her when it's her time, just like you wanted.

My new recipe didn't work. It's tough being a researcher. Well, you bailed out before you even had to start it. I loathe the government and yet gonna recieve an award from them. It's kind of amusing.

You should know I'm getting old. The elixir is still at the same place u left it. I won't be taking it as well. I want to meet you soon, to beat you with my broomstick. Don't worry I ain't suicidal. I have plenty time. I'll make June a good witch before that. You know she got good nose just like her father. She smells off my potions the moment I enter the room. Her orenda is amazing and actually better than mines. She grew Henbane seeds that I gave her just in two days. Ah did I forgot to mention that last time? Must have forgotten. So much work these days for an old lady.

Ahh alright, I'm sorry. I know it's early for her but look she passed. I can see that in her, she's strong. Also aunts gotta be little mischievous, I can't be all responsible you know. That's your thing not mine. But sike, you are supernal now.

It's been 17 years Tabitha and I miss you. We decided to grow old together but you left me. You left us. I still wish you took that elixir that day but you are too righteous I can't blame you. I hope you are not lurking around in the town since then and found peace. Cupcakes were tasty right? June and I made them. Here, done with sowing your daisies. *Herbivicus* and Boom they bloom, beautiful!!

Alright I gotta go now, the mayor wants to see me to discuss my winning speech. And he wants me to mention him in the speech. That guy will never change.

Bye Tab

Happy birthday

[poke-admin-showdown]

WELCOME TO: POKE ADMIN SHOWDOWN !

a bracket run by @giratina-plushie and @catboy-cyrus to see which villainous team admin would win in a fistfight! inspired by @ahdkshax's very cool poke villain violence bracket.

some notes:

- this is a seeded bracket!

- we've excluded certain people (like the nameless team flare admins and most of the seven sages). my rule when picking out the characters was essentially "if they have an individual bulbapedia page linked in the admins section, they can go on there"

- because of this, some people not technically named as admins are included here, but functionally they're all either admins or some other form of second-in-command

- this is based solely on the games, hence why no anime admins are on this bracket

- the shadow triad is counted as one opponent because frequently bought together do not separate them BUT their opponent is only fighting one of them because three at once would be unfair

THE FINALS VOTING IS NOW OPEN ! roundup posts here, here, here, and here!!!

matchups and poll links under the read more!

ROUND 1 (DECIDED):

Ariana vs Faba (winner: Ariana)

Oleana vs Xerosic (winner: Oleana)

Jupiter vs Zinzolin (winner: Jupiter)

Archer vs Charon (winner: Archer)

Courtney vs Aliana (winner: Courtney)

Tabitha vs Mable (winner: Tabitha)

Shelly vs Ortega (winner: Shelly)

Mars vs Celosia (winner: Mars)

Petrel vs Bryony (winner: Petrel)

Proton vs Wicke (winner: Proton)

Atticus vs Giacomo (winner: Atticus)

Saturn vs Mela (winner: Mela)

ROUND 2 (DECIDED):

Ariana vs Matt (winner: Matt)

Oleana vs Jupiter (winner: Jupiter)

The Shadow Triad vs Archer (winner: The Shadow Triad)

Courtney vs Tabitha (winner: Courtney)

Eri vs Shelley (winner: Eri)

Mars vs Petrel (winner: Mars)

Plumeria vs Proton (winner: Plumeria)

Atticus vs Mela (winner: Mela)

QUARTER FINALS (DECIDED):

Matt vs Jupiter (winner: Matt)

The Shadow Triad vs Courtney (winner: Courtney)

Eri vs Mars (winner: Eri)

Plumeria vs Mela (winner: Plumeria)

SEMIFINALS (DECIDED):

Matt vs Courtney (Winner: Courtney)

Eri vs Plumeria (Winner: Eri)

THE FINAL:

Courtney vs Eri

[harteofthehart-ayyy]

This might be a little tangential to Harte himself, but I suppose it would inform his particular traumas. Could you elaborate a little on his universe's Aquas and the conflict between them and the Magmas? Asher for one is very concerned about this conflict having been violent.

//This answer is ooc!

So, Team Magma and Team Aqua formed separate from one another. Team Aqua first, with the goal of starting the planet anew, using Primal Kyogre’s torrential downpour to wipe out all life on Earth and start over. Biblical flood style.

Team Magma formed without any knowledge of Team Aqua, with their goal being to expand the land and create artificial islands for the growth of Hoenn, which was dealing with a housing crisis. Their goals changed later on, but that’s what the initial goal was. Groudon, to Maxie, seemed like the easiest way to get that done. (Nobody said he was smart…)

Death mentions and shit under the cut. <3

Aqua saw this as a threat and began targeting Magma. Espionage to find the location of the seafloor cavern, multiple Magma grunts actually fucking died while defending themselves against them, Tabitha was bitten so hard by Archie that he’s got a bit of his shoulder missing and scarred by bite marks, it just...was really not a good time for Magma. They could only do so much about it, and it’s not like anyone was doing anything about Team Aqua. The location of their headquarters was unknown and the amount of Sharpedo they somehow had at their disposal was enough to scare off most law enforcement.

The most Magma did was concuss Archie. They could have easily killed him, but Tabitha could not bring himself to finish the job, nor did he want anyone else to, and instead anonymously delivered him to a hospital in Slateport.

Not to mention the espionage had the Aqua spies disguised as Magma grunts, which only spread the seeds of distrust through the ranks.

Harte had to take care of a few spies.

You can imagine for yourself how that went.

//Thanks for asking!

[successionsmashorpass]

sorry that was a really rude way to talk to a stranger. i got frustrated bc the way you ran stage 1 actually makes it really easy to seed contestants and my nerdy brain was excited to maybe see correct bracketing for once. here is an example; i know it may seem counterintuitive to have lots of battles with forgone conclusions in the 1st round but there is always the chance for upsets and it makes it so you don't have high seeded options like shiv or gerri eliminated early on bc of their positioning while relatively low seeds like amir get far bc of weak opponents. overall, it makes for more contentious and interesting final rounds. the way i did this isn't the only way to do so, you could also use their tiers to help seed, but this was the simplest way i felt like doing in less than 15 min.

shiv v nate

ebba v gil

karolina v josh

gerri v sandi

stewy v brex

marcia v cyd

willa v roman

jess v caroline

lisa v brian

tabitha v rhea

naomi v lawrence

amir v rava

Interesting insight! Unfortunately, the poll cannot be redone so sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride :)

[noodlecupcakes]

So it's finally here! I have finally managed to write the first chapter to Salvation's rewrite!

Tabitha Murphy and her partner, Mikey are looking to escape the past, looking for a place to call home and a place where they will be accepted. Their last resort is Hope County's Project Eden where they meet Joseph Seed. Joseph wants to help Tabitha overcome her past and her demons, but perhaps his motivations aren't the most noble.

This fic has now begun the rewrite process, all previous parts have been deleted and the first chapter of the rewrite has now been uploaded.

Maybe tagging a few friends if they dont mind, @cassietrn, @simplegenius042, @g0dspeeed, @la-grosse-patate, @josephseedismyfather

Art is by the amazing, wonderful and talented @redreart

[natteryaktoad]

David & Pamela Ottomas, Day 85, Part 2

Tabitha woke up wanting to make some money, so robot making it was.

It's the first day of Spring, so Pamela's planting her garden. Bea woke up wanting to plant a seed, so she's got her own little greenhouse/planter thing.

David: Smells good, Sam.

Time for some chess before Bea had to go to school.

David: Kids! School bus!

Sapphira: Morning, gorgeous.

David pitched in with the watering...

...and was duly rewarded!

David: Sis! What are you doing here?

Sharla: I was just passing and I thought I'd stop to say hi.

[kindauglypikachuicon]

Received two mementos today in Neko Atsume. Tabitha gave me some random seeds, and Snowball gave me a flowered collar!

[sharkssharpteeth]

⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡Muses ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆

“I'm down pounding my head against the kitchen floor, apologizing for my life and ever entering yours”

- “Against the Kitchen Floor” by Will Wood

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟𓆝 𓆟 𓆞

Listed below are my current fandoms and muses within them. I’m not too picky when it comes to ships, though I tend to lean towards those that are under-explored when the fandom allows (ex: Hadir Karim/Alex Keller). If you want to shoot me a DM or ask regarding a plot ideas, go for it.

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

Current Fandoms:

The Boys ♢ Brokeback Mountain ♢ Call of Duty (Modern Warfare Reboot) ♢ Detroit: Become Human ♢ Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ♢ Fallout (New Vegas & 4) ♢ Far Cry (4 & 5) ♢ Gen V ♢ Hannibal (NBC) ♢ House Of Ashes ♢ Legend of Zelda ♢ Moon Knight ♢ Mortal Kombat (1) ♢ Night At The Museum ♢ Outlast (1 & Whistleblower) ♢ Pokémon ♢ The Quarry ♢ Resident Evil ♢ Scream (1) ♢ Uncharted (2 & 4) ♢ Until Dawn

Muse List:

Brokeback Mountain

Ennis Del Mar

Jack Twist

Call of Duty (Modern Warfare Reboot)

Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

Phillip Graves

Kim "Horangi" Hong-jin

Hadir Karim

Alex Keller

John “Soap” MacTavish

Vladimir Makarov

Andrei Nolan

Rodolfo Parra

John Price

Simon “Ghost” Riley

Alejandro Vargas

Detroit: Become Human

Colton (RK900)

Connor (RK800)

Elijah Kamski

Markus (RK200)

Gavin Reed

Simon (PL600)

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Simon Aumar

Edgin Darvis

Xenk Yendar

Fallout

New Vegas

Craig Boone

Caesar

Arcade Israel Gannon

Benny Gecko

Joshua Graham

Vulpes Inculta

The King

Pacer

Swank

4

Paladin Danse

Deacon

Porter Gage

Preston Garvey

Robert Joseph MacCready

Mason

Arthur Maxson

Sturges

X6-88

Far Cry

4

Ajay Ghale

Paul "De Pleur" Harmon

Regi

Yogi

5

Charlemagne "Sharky" Victor Boshaw IV

Jacob Seed

John Seed

Hannibal (NBC)

Frederick Chilton

Francis Dolarhyde

Will Graham

Hannibal Lecter

Mason Verger

Legend of Zelda

Kass

Link

Prince Sidon

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Steven Grant ♢ Mr. Knight

Jake Lockley

Marc Spector ♢ Moon Knight

Mortal Kombat 1

Baraka

Johnathan Carlton ♢ Johnny Cage

Bi-Han ♢ Sub-Zero

Liu Kang

Kung Lao

Kuai Liang ♢ Scorpion

Raiden

Reiko

Syzoth ♢ Reptile

Kenshi Takahashi

Shang Tsung

Tomas Vrbada ♢ Smoke

Night At The Museum

Ahkmenrah

Jedediah

Octavius

Outlast + Whistleblower

Jeremy Blaire

Eddie Gluskin

Waylon Park

Miles Upshur

Pokémon

Archer

Archie

Beni

Colress

Emmet

Faba

Ghetsis

Giovanni

Guzma

Ingo

Professor Kukui

Lysandre

Matt

Maxie

Milo

Molayne

Nanu

Peony

Petrel

Proton

Chairman Rose

Professor Sycamore

Tabitha

Resident Evil

Karl Heisenberg

Leon Kennedy

Carlos Oliveira

Chris Redfield

Ethan Winters

Scream (Original)

Billy Loomis

Stu Macher

Randy Meeks

Dwight “Dewey” Riley

Supermassive Games

The Devil in Me

Charles Lonnit

House of Ashes

Nick Kay

Eric King

Jason Kolchek

Salim Othman

Man of Medan

Conrad

Bradley Smith

The Quarry

Jacob Custos

Ryan Erzahler

Chris Hackett

Travis Hackett

Dylan Lenivy

Until Dawn

Christopher Hartley

Michael Munroe

Matthew Taylor

Joshua Washington

Uncharted

All Entries

Nathan Drake

Victor Sullivan

Among Thieves

Harry Flynn

A Thief’s End

Rafe Adler

[circlemidnight]

what do u predict will happen in the next episode and whether it contributes to the jeronica agenda knowing that v will ask reggie on a date and jug continues to investigate w tabitha in 7x10?

Well I think the double date ends badly for her, going off what we've seen so far. If I had to guess, either it becomes clear to her that Reggie is only there for Betty, or they have some kind of car race and Veronica gets upset, considering her involvement with James Dean. If Reggie is still into fast cars and he's racing Archie because of some rivalry brewing over Betty, I think Veronica will peace out by the end of the night. I think next episode Jeronica probably talk and start to mend fences and get back to being friends. For now Veronica has decided to chase someone else, and Jughead is grieving so I think there wont be anything romantic between them yet maybe just some hints they miss each other. Maaaybe she is the one who first plants the seed that something is amiss with Ray's death? Like they will help each other a little to remind themselves they are a good team? So I think JT will still get their cute plot, but bearing in mind that Erinn doesn't seem to be available for the whole season, and that she is playing 50s teen Tabitha not Angel Girlfriend Tabitha, I don't think much will come from it. Like, maybe Tabitha says she's moving to Chicago but she wishes him luck with finding justice or maybe she asks him to come travel with her but he says he needs to stay and solve Ray's murder idk. It will be something bittersweet but hopefully it forces some growth on Jughead. I was honestly expecting them to reveal it was Angel Tabitha is disguise and she's trying to nudge events in the right direction, but I am not sure they are going with that? We'll see. It would be good for her to check in and give some kind of hint about the time travel side of things but I fear they were just using her as a plot device so Ras could write his period drama.

[the-foolish-scholar]

The High Priestess

The High Priestess sits in front of a thin veil decorated with pomegranates, though for some reason the imagery has always reminded me of peaches split open with the pit showing... The veil represents the separation between the conscious and subconscious realms, that which can be seen and that which cannot be seen. The veil’s overall purpose is served, keeping casual onlookers out. Only the initiated may enter. The pomegranates symbolize abundance, fertility and the divine feminine. They evoke the memory of Persephone, who ate a pomegranate seed in the underworld and was forced to return to the underworld for months at a time for the rest of her life. On both sides of The High Priestess stand two pillars, marking the entrance to this sacred, mystical temple. One pillar is black with the letter B (Boaz, meaning ‘in his strength’) and the other is white with the letter J (Jachin, meaning ‘he will establish’). The black and white colors of the pillars symbolize duality, between the masculine and feminine or darkness and light, proposing that knowledge and acceptance of duality are required to exist within this sacred space. The High Priestess wears a blue robe with a cross on her chest, as well as a horned diadem (a pretentious way of saying a crown), all serve as symbols of her divine knowledge and status as a divine ruler. In her lap, she holds a scroll with the letter TORA, signifying the Greater Law. It is partly covered, signifying that this knowledge she possesses is sacred knowledge. This depiction in the card demonstrates to viewers that the knowledge that The High Priestess has will only be revealed when one is ready to look beyond the material realm. In addition, the crescent moon at her feet symbolizes her connection with her feminine side, which provide her with her intuition.

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Hi all. Long time no talk. Life really swept me away for a while and I had only been able to write bits in pieces of my life down in my diary.

A lot has happened. I’ve discovered a lot; and not just academically.

The apartment that I told you all about last time I wrote is now fully furnished. I’ve got a lovely patio set that I sit out and read on quite often. When I’m lucky enough, I watch the sunrise and the sunset there too. I found this really cool desk off of Facebook Marketplace which is a repurposed vintage window frame. It’s this beautiful sharp shade of blue. I have a comfy yellow desk chair to sit and work in as well. I hate the color combination of blue and yellow for obvious reasons (go green) but it compliments my yellow night stand well. I’ve also got a hammock with shades of purple, pink, green, and white. I like to eat fruit and sway in it. I also installed some colored lights which has made the place feel a lot more vibe-y. Oh, and I’ve got some cool posters from Tabitha Arnold too. Y’all should check her out and support her! She’s a fantastic artist.

Speaking of artists, here are two more collages that I made for the class I'm taking:

My plants are doing well. I’ve resurrected my mint plant back from the dead multiple times. My rosemary, sage, rose, and swiss cheese plants have held up well. I’ve also added a jade plant, a bamboo plant, some orange flowering plant, and an inch plant to the mix. I want to get more but I’m trying to practice self-control…  

I chose the high priestess card though because it’s the card I feel most connected to right now. I feel much better in trusting my own intuition these days. The summer had so many twists and turns to it and boy, did I learn quite a bit. My research-oriented brain forms these hypothesizes and after time passes and data is gathered, I find that I knew things before I ever even had the proof. It’s funny how it works like that.  

Actually, we’re just coming out of the winter and entering summer here, but in my mind, it’s fall. It feels like fall. In the nine months that I’ve been here, I’ve lived through my winter, my spring, my summer, and now I’m beginning my fall.

The winter period of my life here was nice, I got to live high up on the volcano and lived in a still matter until my spring came and I began to thaw. In spring, I dug up my roots and planted seeds elsewhere. My growth was slow and then before I knew it, summer came. It was intense. When it got to be too much to handle, I fled home.

The week I spent back in the states was just as transformative as these past nine months; I really saw things from a different perspective being back after being away for as long as I’d been gone. It felt good to feel the familiar though. It felt good to see people and to be around those that I could trust, not just through a screen like I’d grown accustomed to, but in person. It was such a relief to feel the familiarity of family. I was so happy to eat a Greek salad, made the right way, and to hike around Cranbrook. It had just rained, and it was so misty, quiet, and peaceful. I was so happy to drink palomas at Amici’s and then Diet Coke (none of that Coke Zero bullshit) at 24 with Sam and Clayton. It felt like old times. My train ride to Chicago was rough, but my seatmate was kind. I felt so much joy when I finally got to see everyone in Chicago. Nolan and I got lunch at Nookies and we almost melted in the outdoor seating section. Casey and I had a lovely walk and we went to see a psychic. We celebrated my tether’s 24th which was a blast. Nolan and I also got Indian food and sat out by the fire in the middle of the night before I had to leave to catch my flight. It was so good to be with them and it was so hard to leave. The psychic told me that I’d meet someone very important to my journey named Micheal, and my Uber to the airport ended up being named Micheal, so can we really say psychics are scammers?

When I got back to El Salvador after being in the states, I hit the ground running. I kept busy and did as much as I could in the name of research.

And before I knew it, Sarah came! Our time together was interrupted by a machista who’s actions were as reckless as his words… Again, the psychic I saw in Chicago ended up being right about another thing… But nonetheless we found joy in the little moments and created memories that will last a lifetime. It was hard to say goodbye to her when she left.

The next day I started substitute teaching AP Comparative Government at a bilingual school. It was quite the experience! I did that for two weeks.

Funnily enough, those two weeks were also extremely transformative. I forced myself to grow up, in a lot of ways. My last day subbing, Evelyn, some girls affiliated with the CIS, and I went to the beach. We had a lot of fun. I made us quite the pasta dish with ingredients that we managed to gather on the trek out.

Since then, I’ve just been doing touristy stuff, doing more research stuff, working on my final paper for my class, and looking for jobs. I went to a networking event held by the embassy, and it was actually a lot of fun. I got to catch up with some other Fulbrighters and laugh about life.

Going back to my metaphor, and how I’m in my Fall Era ™, some of the seeds I planted in the spring have finally begun to bear fruit. I got into the graduate studies program that I applied to at the UCA! For the next three or so years, I’ll be working towards my master’s degree in Theology… Which is… So ironic and crazy given everything… But it’s the path I’ve found myself down and I feel really excited about all that there is to come. I’m also letting go of a lot of things like the trees let go of their leaves this time of the year. It feels so good to just let some things fall away from my life and to cultivate space for new growth in the coming seasons. In the past I’d be more melancholy about it all, but it feels like this weight is being lifted off my shoulders and I’m so thankful to be in this phase of my life.

I think that’s pretty much it? Other than that I’m just getting ready to head back home for the holidays. But I have a flight back down here scheduled for January 7th so I won’t be gone from here long.  I’m excited to see all of you guys back home. And I cannot wait to be cold for once instead of always being hot!

Z