Less Happy, More Wholesome
Often times when things don’t go our way or we are faced with adversity, we are told to pick ourselves up, move on, smile and be happy.
Katie O'Reilly
Katie is a web and print writer for VALLEY Magazine. She is currently a Penn State junior majoring in print journalism. Aside from writing, Katie loves spending her summers at her beach house in Long Beach Island, NJ and traveling. Some of her most recent trips include Copenhagen, Australia and New Zealand. Katie is very eager to embark on her next journey to London and Paris this upcoming January!
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