Meet a Stranger: Emily Cardwell
Emily has âlived among the cornfieldsâ in a small Midwestern town her entire life but now sheâs a sophomore in college and through her blog she writes about the ups and downs of small town living, of being an English and History major, of having male relatives who donât believe in feminism and one of my favorites, the ups and downs of running ;)
Thereâs something for everyone (even cat lovers!).
Who are you? Iâm an introverted college student with a passion for the written word. Iâm also a runner, a book-smeller, and of course, a blogger!
Three of your favorite things: Beaches, ice cream (particularly cookies ânâ cream), and books.
What consumes your time? Well, during the school year, Iâm busy with homework and paper-writing (tons of paper-writing â Iâm an English and history major). But this summer, Iâve been working, spending time with family and friends, reading all the Jane Austen and F. Scott Fitzgerald that I can, and (attempting) to do some writing of my own here and there.
If you had to choose your last meal, what would it be? Pierogies with lots of sour cream, broccoli (I really like broccoli, which is weird, apparently), and a giant tub of ice cream.
What keeps you sane? Lots of things, really. I tend to be a very anxious person, so Iâve developed all kinds of coping mechanisms. The three main ones are journaling, listening to music, and running.Â
Whatâs your favorite memory? This oneâs tricky, but I think this is one of them: It was the first week of college and I was walking back from class. My school has lots of trees and flowers so I was looking at those and soaking in the sunshine and all of a sudden, I thought, âI canât imagine that Iâll ever be unhappy here.â Of course, my freshman year had just as many downs as ups, but whenever Iâm feeling badly at school, I like to go back to that memory and tap into the joy I felt in that moment.
Do you have any idols or role models? I donât think I have one person whoâs constantly my role model, as weâre all human and we all make mistakes. But when I see someone do something admirable, Iâll take note of it and try to incorporate that spirit into my own life somehow.
Whatâs on your bucket list? I want to travel to Italy, write a book (or three), live in a city, find a career that I love, get a cat and dog named Sherlock and Watson, and have a family.
Your online homes:Â My blog (cardwords.wordpress.com) and Twitter (follow me@cardwords)
A question from the previous featured blogger: If your personality was a country, what country would it be and why? Well, the only foreign country Iâve visited is Canada, so I donât have personal experiences with many places outside the United States. But my friend and I are big fans of BBCâs Sherlock and weâve decided that weâre basically Sherlock and Watson, so my personality might be described as British!
A question youâd like to ask the next featured blogger:  How and why did you begin blogging? What aspect of blogging most appeals to you?
If youâd like to be featured, shoot me an email at [email protected]. Iâd love to hear from you!