July 2011
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Summer Reading Check:
Communist Manifesto Began: July 20th, 2011 Finished: July 22nd, 2011
The Picture of Dorian Gray Began: July 22nd, 2011 Finished: July 30th, 2011
Up Next: Wuthering Heights
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Swimming in the money. Come and find me.
– Nemo (via historysaidwhat)
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Ode to my Beijing friends (Another note typed on...
I didn’t think I’d be this sad. I’ve been talking about leaving for at least two weeks. Probably since my birthday. And yet, here I am, tears freely flowing as the cab made that left turn at Chengfu Lu and drove past the Wudaokou ditie zhan.
I can’t quite put my finger on what it is that’s making me sad. Did I grow attached to Beijing? Not particularly, I have too...
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Ruminations on Beijing (A note typed on my iPhone...
You actually have to be brave to walk away from your own life. China was a fantasyland. It gained normalcy, but it was still a vacation to me. People walk away to find themselves but I walked away without that kind of intention.
And now I feel like I’ve found some kind of relationship I’ve never had before. I literally lived with these kids, had class with these kids, and went out...
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I'm in Tampa! Yay!
I left Beijing on Saturday at 1 (though our plane didn’t take off until 2) and we arrived at my house on Saturday at 11:30, which would ordinarily not be that bad, but let me remind you that I gained 12 hours back in the process. So, I’m really tired but I also can’t really sleep right now because my body thinks it’s noon on Sunday…
#study abroad kid problems
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My 8 year old sister's advice on boys.
Me: What do you do when you like a boy?
Sister: You tell him.
Me: And if he doesn't like you?
Sister: You kill him.
What should I scream for? This is my theme park.
– Walt Disney (via historysaidwhat)
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3. More. Days.
Only 4 1/2 more pages of my Olympics paper, a final test in Chinese, a trip to the Silk Market, and finally seeing Chairman goddamn Mao stand in my way of getting back home. I cannot wait to set foot on American soil, take in a deep gulp of fresh JFK Airport air and eat a pastrami fucking sandwich. Seriously, everything I will eat for the following three or four days will either have bread or...
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Blue sky in Beijing? This WOULD happen after a...
You are a cruel mistress. You torment me. I cannot wait to leave you once and for all.
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Now every girl is expected to have: Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a...
– Tina Fey (via judithanastasiafunnie)
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply...
– Lao Tzu (via light-essence)
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You're so beautiful, but that's not why I love...
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I used to think I was the strangest person in the world, but then I thought...
– Frida Kahlo (via julie911)