Welcome to Growing Pains! Here you’ll find my original poems and short stories, along with stories of my travel experiences. Feel free to browse my posts to find exactly what you’re looking for, and place contact me with any questions or feedback. Thank you for being here.
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Currently:
Prague, Czech Republic
In The Past:
February 2023: Lisbon & Porto, Portugal
New Year’s 2023: Edinburgh, Scotland
October 2023: Budapest, Hungary
October 2023: Dresden, Germany
September 2023: Rhodes, Greece
March 2023: Cancún, Mexico
July 2021: Lollapalooza, Chicago
July 2019: Blissfest Music Festival, Michigan
Spring Break 2019: Stann Creek District & Ambergris Caye, Belize
November 2018: Alajuela, Manuel Antonio Natl. Park, & San Salvador, Costa Rica
Spring Break 2018: Page, Arizona
December 2017: New York City
My name is Jayden, and I’m a recent graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in English Language & Literature. I am currently working as an English teacher at a high school in Prague, Czech Republic and traveling in my free time. I’m passionate about reading, travel, social justice, nature, and writing.
I’ve been reading and writing for as long as I can remember. Some of my favorite books at the moment are The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, & The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
I have a younger sister and a younger brother, a dog named Winnie, and two cats: Theo & Coco.
Outside of reading and writing, I enjoy going out with my friends, listening to music (Mac Miller, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Tame Impala, & Hozier are just a few of my favorites), going for long walks through Prague, swimming in Lake Michigan, going to music festivals, and hiking.
They say there’s no such thing as magic. That everything can be explained By college textbooks And nature documentaries But What do you call the swell Of my heart when the Sun peeks over the hills Blanketed in dew? Is there a scientific explanation For how wide my eyes are After three hours in the …
Title inspired by Tom Robbins’ novel “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues” Even space cowgirls get the blues It’s lonely uniting the cosmos, Lassoing aliens, Being wild. But don’t fall in love with a space cowgirl She’ll only break your heart With a tip of her hat And the twinkle of stars between her teeth …
Continue reading “Poetry: Even (Space) Cowgirls Get The Blues”
Against the setting sun, cacti framed by flames Beside hibiscus blooms open wide, giving their pollen away to the hummingbirds Chickens squawking in yards filled with patchy grass and remnants of children’s toys Down the hill, orange and brown specks that could be houses but Easily look like brushstrokes, a painting For sale at the …
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