Camille Prairie
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Camille is a North Carolina based writer, yogini, traveler, student of life and most importantly, a human being. She writes about life through her eyes.
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The Saddest Moments Of My Life Involve Hair
I hadn’t showered in one week. As the technician pulled one last small, round electrode off of my head, I winced in pain. The pain was nothing compared to how grateful I was to finally take a shower. I had been on the epilepsy monitoring unit for a week, with electrodes glued to my head on one end and plugged into a wall on the other.
By Camille Prairie5 years ago in Humans
Happiness In Reach: Living With No Regrets
I moved to Philadelphia when I was 18 without looking back. There was a lot to look back to; I left networks of friends, deeply rooted family and a steady boyfriend I could have stayed close to if I had just stayed home.
By Camille Prairie5 years ago in Humans
I Am Not Proud To Be An Alumna Of My University
I always imagined my college experience playing out like I could be the next Elle Woods or Rory Gilmore. I would run between ancient buildings where students learned from great scholars and books as big as their faces, fueled solely by coffee and a love of learning.
By Camille Prairie5 years ago in Confessions
My Complicated Relationship With My Fertility
“What about when I get pregnant?’ My doctor looked like someone had just told him pigs not only could fly, but were now rainbow colored. I hadn’t considered he probably didn’t hear these words coming out of a 17-year-old’s mouth every day.
By Camille Prairie5 years ago in Confessions
