Helping someone and being nice is one thing, feeling sorry for someone is another. Don’t confuse these two. I think this goes to any problem in life, for anyone. There are some things pity just can’t and won’t fix. Don’t feel sorry; help. Help, when needed helps us move forward; pity just makes us sink … Continue reading Pity and help are two very different things, just be happy
Author: mariacristinasanfeliu
I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write.
I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer.
I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book.
Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.
As I’ve already said, I was very lucky, but I think all traumatic brain injury survivors should be treated with the same care I was. They should be given the same opportunities I was, and there should be less people suffering from brain injuries, or the thing that comes after a brain injury, which is … Continue reading What this brain injury survivor is thinking
I wrote this two years ago, at the end of June. I remember that I was having a bad day just because I was not feeling good about myself and everything in my life. After having a good cry, I wrote this. It took me a while but I wrote everything I was feeling. This … Continue reading What this brain injury survivor was thinking
Mistakes have power, learn from them
I just saw this. It's painful to be able to say I remember those feelings, but it's true, I do because I had the same feelings when it was me. I remember crying. I remember not knowing if I would be able to write or write something people would want to read. I remember not … Continue reading You will recover #tracymorgan
Today I wanted to share something I wrote two years ago. 6/5/13 I’ve lately been feeling that too many people know details about my life. Of they think they know. And I don’t like that. I don’t like to have people I don’t know and don’t want them to know that many details about my … Continue reading Why I wrote this
After my TBI I had to learn how to walk, after months of barely moving. Once I learned how to walk, I wanted to run again. Here I am learning how to run in therapies. Years before the accident I started to run for fun. After the accident I didn’t think I would be able … Continue reading Why I run
Today I took a big step… actually; it was a few big steps. I crossed a highway. Of course I wasn’t alone, and I fought so we could walk somewhere else. When I didn’t get my way, I fought so that we would cross the street through the crosswalk. I was able to get my … Continue reading My big steps
I spent this weekend at the beach with my family. It was a great weekend, the beach was really nice, there were a lot of people, but it was a long weekend and summer vacation began. But there is just one thing that chocked me. While we were leaving the beach, I noticed that there … Continue reading ¿Que pasa?
I don’t want to complain about this. I don’t want to sound stupid, selfish, or ungrateful; but it’s just something that I noticed in the gym this morning. I have seen it before and it bothers me. It’s the people who go to the gym to be able to say, “I went to the gym” … Continue reading Just step away from the phone…
I have been thinking about what to write next and I started writing but I just didn’t like any of it. So I took a break. I was thinking about some thing else and then it just came to me. I was trying to write about the past, about stuff that happened to me. But … Continue reading What’s next?
Here's March 2013: 3/2/2013 Tonight I went to dinner with my mom’s friends. I had a great time. Also yesterday I went to dinner and the movies with my friends. 3/3/2013 Today I went to mass with my family. I wore heels and I’m very tired now. It was great seeing my family again. 3/7/2013 … Continue reading March 2013
I’ve been really happy this weekend; and I am even happier today. Today is my 25th birthday. I’m officially in my mid twenties. I don’t know how to feel. Am I old or young? Either way, I am really happy. Well I’m always really happy during my birthday, birthday weekend, birthday week, and even birthday … Continue reading The birthday post
2013 continued to be a great year for me, filled with non stop improvements and surprises about what I could still do. It makes me really happy to look back at everything and see me improving. I guess this was what it was like for everyone around me. I'm impressed. 2/1/2013 Today the therapies went … Continue reading February 2013: Just keep trying and you’ll get there
First of all Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers and mother figures out there; whether they're mothers, grandmothers, aunts, friends, sisters, or whatever mother figure you are; thank you for always being there. Now, I want to share with you what I thought during this long adventure i've been, or i'm still , in. … Continue reading Thoughts running through my mind
Unstoppable María 