Words For Thought

Today, like any other average Monday morning, I attended my Speech and Communications class in hopes to catch up on sleep and get ahead of my homework. However, what occurred in the class most definitely awoke me way more than any nap ever could. As we were catching up on the latest current events, one thing led to the other and my teacher, once again, proceeded to go off topic. She began to inform us about a recent story involving a working woman who was called into her Boss' office just to get asked to take off both her shirt and pants. As she complied, midway, she underwent a panic-attack and passed out right on the floor in front of her boss. My teacher then followed by scoffing at the whole situation. "Psh, some women need to think; she could have easily just said no!" As the majority of the students nodded their heads and began to whisper amongst themselves, I hesitantly raised my hand. "Though she could have said no, don't you think it would be hard to do ...

Hello all, As I begin this blog, an online series of my unconventional thoughts formed into words, I would like to address the following.  1)  This is in not a diary, it's a journal. (Diary of a Wimpy Kid reference)  2)  FREEDOM OF SPEECH! (First Amendment reference). And lastly,  3)  I'm writing this blog as a reminder for my readers and for myself that throughout the distorted and lopsided experiences we call "life", there is something valuable to learn from it all. Okay, now allow me tell you a little bit about the teenage girl behind the screen. My name is Yael Sterenfeld, and I am seventeen years old living amongst the beautiful beaches and materialistic people of present-day Miami, Florida. I have three sisters, and parents who claim that they're cool despite still trying to decipher the infamous "iPhone". I love writing, traveling, playing soccer, and other things that can serve as a temporary escape from reality. I would continue enlightening you...