Summertime Deutschland.
The Beginning By far, the best period of my life began in the summer of 2024. I had just begun a new chapter in my life, and I was eager to explore my father’s homeland and meet my family here in Germany! I arrived in Germany at the end of May, and for the first week, I stayed in Hamburg with my uncle. It was so good to meet someone whom I had only ever said hello to over video calls. For that first week,…
Auf Wiedersehen, U.S.A.
I’m not even sure where to start with my relationship with the United States. It’s where I was born, it’s what I know best, but man, am I glad to be away from it all. I have so much to say about this, but simply put, it’s a mess. I feel as if my life really wasn’t too unusual from what most young people experience in the States. I grew up in the suburbs of a small town in Virginia. I went to school, I…
New Beginnings
This marks a new beginning for my longtime digital portfolio! I recently discovered that the domain Laniakea.net had become available. My portfolio was originally under the domain “Lanikea.net,” a small typo I overlooked when I purchased the domain back in 2023. This, alongside recent inspiration to rebuild my website in WordPress and start blogging, served as the catalyst for this new project. I hope to build this website into something much more complete over time and to serve as a new learning experience for further…
