Michelle’s Musings: The Introduction

I developed a love for writing in high school, and have since worked toward honing this craft. I fell in love with poetry first, but have since developed an interest in the creative non-fiction and memoir genres. Over the past couple years, I have discovered that I have SO many thoughts about SO many things. My close friends are quite familiar with my 15- minute voice memos.

Perhaps I should start a podcast? Maybe one day.

For now, a blog! Writing has admittedly taken a backseat since I moved out to NYC and started dancing all the time, but I have been thinking about starting a blog for a long while now. Here I am, doing it.

I put a lot of thought into my words, always. Everything that I write, from little notes to friends to social media captions, is a product of my heart. I’m a dancer and an artist and a reader and a public health professional, but I’m a human first. As are you!

This is a space where my real human thoughts can now live. I’m excited to see where this takes me.

- Michelle Zhang, May 2025