http://www.alex-morales.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618886346620-TC3SUMVH0Z7TR224W4QG/Image+from+iOS+%2827%29.jpg Contact - Reach out! http://www.alex-morales.com/about daily 1.0 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618195762145-Z1N9UA5ASSUZ8JMEOAH6/Image+from+iOS+%2826%29.jpg About - When I was seven years old, I would venture out in my O.B. neighborhood of San Diego— A spiral notebook and a pen in hand, a hand-crafted “spy belt” around my waist and an oversized bucket hat on my head to accentuate my inconspicuousness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618344002579-R2GWZIQR2NP1B1E5PXJC/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+12.51.37+PM.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618344206685-554OSL2J7IBVC9KDZHJK/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+1.02.57+PM.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618344221994-AB8MKYYEPWSEPPLYV8ZR/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+1.01.57+PM.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618344687446-CJHJRSO02JPOFIOS7QT8/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+1.10.20+PM.png About http://www.alex-morales.com/writing daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/a7ac2871-1a72-4e40-806e-994e05e4fbc5/75e1b3e0-8d7f-4908-9c11-b24765882496_1008x336.jpg Writing - Here for the story Subscribe to my Substack where I share reflections on relationships, grief, life and those moments that make you say "this will be good content someday. but right now it sucks." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617837945485-AB62ARL6232WUQ5TSI0I/ouJe46ta_400x400.jpg Writing - “We tell ourselves stories in order to live” Joan Didion said it best. Writing about moments in my life—from the high-highs, to the low-lows, has always been my go-to. From navigating friendship and dating, to mental health and loss, I published more than 20 essays for HelloGiggles from 2016-2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617836510750-TH4VRV3X58M81CYUNXZW/hg_brca.jpeg Writing - Getting the BRCA gene test scared me—but so did not knowing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617835836424-PAHC5NM1352S84ZJIK8V/hg_widow.jpeg Writing - I wasn’t sure I was ready to date as a widow until I realized I had nothing to lose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617836377196-R66D2D4RKJNZIAX7KQNH/hg_titanic.jpeg Writing - How the “Titanic” soundtrack helped me conquer anxiety as a child https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617836008306-9S3QCY24NRCGC0FOMYEX/hg_grief.jpeg Writing - Losing my boyfriend taught me to ride the waves of grief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617905143000-BZJACV99MENTAMKR4H50/uc_main_icon.png Writing - What does it mean to be Boldly Californian? From 2012-2022, I worked at the University of California, telling stories for a variety of mediums—both at the UC San Diego Alumni Association and UC Office of the President. From serving as Interim Editor of UC San Diego’s alumni magazine, Triton, to crafting long-form stories for UC’s systemwide news site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617905612205-GAHSPXP0QDUTQQ1TU3E4/ana-mancia-berkeley-hero.jpg Writing - Sometimes the path you’re meant to pursue is the one that hits closest to home Ana Claire Mancia established the ASUC Intimate Partner Violence Commission as a UC Berkeley freshman, helping to provide specific resources to students in abusive relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617905842944-YJE4CWS75TBHJTBWHGYP/headshot-1024x683.jpg Writing - There’s far more to UC San Diego alumna Milana Vayntrub than what you see on screen Vayntrub’s DIY documentary, Can’t Do Nothing, highlights her unexpected calling to aid Syrian refugees in Greece during a trip that started off as a mere vacation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1617905961025-5EWXV268O87FSAEY2CJI/Screen+Shot+2021-04-08+at+11.18.28+AM.png Writing - What happens when creativity meets bureaucracy? Meet Dana Springs For the UC San Diego alumna, serving as the executive director for San Diego’s Commission for Arts and Culture involves her favorite kind of problem solving. http://www.alex-morales.com/resume daily 0.75 2026-01-15 http://www.alex-morales.com/new-page daily 0.75 2021-04-19 http://www.alex-morales.com/archive daily 0.75 2025-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618791874287-61Y8N2YMQZI3IC3Z6LJ5/image-3.jpg Archive - How the loss of my mother prepared me to grieve for my partner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/b385b0d2-ee19-43ee-865a-fb74183872dc/Screen+Shot+2022-12-09+at+11.13.59+AM.png Archive - Flamenco dancing to find myself and my family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618700972691-11HGZ616PIUUW33QEXY6/image.jpg Archive - What losing my boyfriend when I was only 30 taught me about grief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618791197542-CK652LAUJOQVU5JLKFYD/image-2.jpg Archive - How my dad helped me grow into myself after my mother passed away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618792412749-HYTWYAU293CIG02EDDPU/image.jpg Archive - Talking to my boyfriend about my antidepressants isn't always easy, but it's important https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618793094980-0MO4E3UVFZGYHFAR0PRY/Screen+Shot+2021-04-18+at+5.42.47+PM.png Archive - I've learned that it's okay to celebrate both my stepmom and my late mom on Mother's Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618793274346-GQHNX9IYDN2KES10CADU/image-5.jpg Archive - My childhood friend became my stepsister, and I can't imagine life without her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618792582860-23JUUMHS1NB4M4CBD16Q/image-1.jpg Archive - After being prescribed medication and friendship, I began recovering from my depression https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618793336765-TR7YT5JDM2CYG6TX83RC/image-6.jpg Archive - On friendship and ghosting: Why are we so bad at hanging out IRL? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618874138306-RIEKIPAZ5OYHSMRRNK9D/ralph-bunche-hero_0.jpg Archive - How did Ralph Bunche negotiate an end to the first Arab-Israeli war while working at the United Nations? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618874394100-3JKG2YN5L3TL2OBFQYTD/Screen+Shot+2021-04-19+at+4.19.05+PM.png Archive - What it’s like to testify before Congress during the biggest financial crisis in eighty years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/c5e56d5f-ca00-4392-be23-c3e44ffaa1ea/RAISING_RYLAND_FILM_THUMBNAIL.png Archive - Alumna Hillary Whittington gives voice to transgender youth with new book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e90af2e4b0f03e7d108ba4/1618874592228-XZE4CPXBV85BEZEX43Z6/uc-love-stories-hero.jpg Archive - How Pokémon Go kindled a long-distance romance http://www.alex-morales.com/social daily 0.75 2026-03-18