Conveniently Kim

I recently ended a long-term friendship. ( Technically, my friend broke up with me, but that’s neither here nor there .) I wasn’t really sure what was happening at first. To tell you the truth, it seemed like we were just drifting apart. I couldn't quite put my finger on what was going on between us, so I did some digging on the internet.  That’s when I stumbled upon Knapp’s Development Relational Model and everything started to become clear to me. This model helped me understand how relationships progress…and also how they deteriorate. Apparently, there are 5 stages of “Coming together” and 5 stages of “Coming apart.” Here’s a picture of the model so you get an idea what I’m talking about.  So what happened between my friend and I? (We’ll call her Jane.) Stage 1 - Differentiating   We started to drift apart when I enrolled in school. This stage, according to Knapp’s relational model, is called Differentiating. Once I started school, I had less time to spend with Jane an...

Do different social networking sites offer different benefits and drawbacks? Ever wonder why so many social media networks exist? From Facebook to LinkedIn, WhatsApp to Reddit, it can seem like social media sites have an ever-increasing power over our “real” lives and relationships. This is how I felt when I decided to go on a “social media detox.” I just unplugged and stopped using my personal accounts. After a while, I realized that I missed some things (like connecting with friends online) and not other things (meaningless interactions with strangers). It was at this point that I sat down and made a brief pros and cons list of my social media accounts. I wanted to understand the benefits and drawbacks that each platform posed for me.  Here’s what I found…    Infographic: My Pros and Cons of 5 Popular Social Media Networks          Facebook   PRO: Facebook can be used to foster real-world relationships!  One of the strongest ...

Hello and welcome! My name is Kimberly. My friends call me Kim because it’s convenient, so you can too! I was born in San Pedro, California and I currently live in the Greater Los Angeles Area (Studio City to be exact). As an adult, I bounced between the Westside (mostly Santa Monica and Venice) and the San Fernando Valley until I finally realized I am a Valley Girl at heart. I am currently a full-time transfer student at OSU. (Go Beavers!) This is my second quarter of Ecampus classes and I am in my junior year here as a French major.  La vie est belle = Life is beautiful  Why French? (I’ll pretend you asked.) Funny you should ask! I have  been learning French for a little over 3 years and I immediately fell in love with the language. I took up language-learning to stop smoking. Good news: I do not smoke anymore and I have a new language to show for it. While I’m not 100% sure what the next stage of my career will look like, I began translating film and television script...