Author: ebbsnwanebu

Story of an American living in Italy during the Coronavirus Pandemic   I was a sophomore in college when on a particularly dreary day, our professor confessed he wasn’t feeling well and on that day we would watch a movie and afterwards draft a three paragraph essay on what we would do had we been… Continue reading Living in Quarantine

A story about how I was literally broken down and built back up. I have never been the most graceful person. At three years old I ran into a wooden locker and split my forehead open resulting in multiple stitches, which I eventually yanked out myself, leading to the infamous beautiful scar that now and… Continue reading Broken Little Thing

Volleyball. Somewhere in my mind told me that I needed this to breathe and I needed to breathe to survive. I have been playing this sport since the age of five, and competed in who knows how many games in my career. Which is why I was so confused how something that I loved so… Continue reading Brain Glitches

Dear People of Average height or Shorter, No I don't model, and no I can't dunk. Hold on, I can reach that, please don't hurt yourself. The weather up here is the exact same temperature as the weather down there. I have not grown since the last time you've seen me. I realize that I'm… Continue reading A Letter from the Amazons

Hi ya’ll, well here is a completely vague explanation to many peoples questions. Some people are curious, some may not even care, but here is a little look into my brain and the journey I took on my decision to leave. I started writing this in January and since then I’ve been adding bits and pieces of… Continue reading A Jumbled Explanation

As athletes we are taught the difference between two things. Being hurt and being injured. This concept has been forced deep into our minds for years. From a young age we learn how to know a strain from sprain, and fromthen on we condition our bodies and our brains to ignore those strains and keep… Continue reading “Superhuman” Athletes

My name is Ebony Nwanebu. I'm a volleyball player at the University of Southern California. I've had so many opportunities and I've got to go to a ton of cool places because of volleyball and I've decided to create a blog to share these experiences with all of you! I am also a writing major at USC… Continue reading An Average Summer