Off the phone with him half way round the world How funny the smell... Strange how these stories keep repeating themselves like a broken record. Awkward moments, fumbling... Pretending. Never changing. But this time I know better. Love- ultimately it's certain that it's uncertain-that's just the way life goes. You and your beautiful, awkward - distant eyes I do remember, Yet from our lifetimes ago. Sometimes it's like fresh lime and crimson plucked from no where Ghosts. And I am definitely shaken where I am most certainly stirred. My blood rushes and I bleed I remember I' [View Full Entry]

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Hi everyone! I just wanted to test out the blog site before I left the country! It's Thursday which means we leave in five days! Can you believe it? I can't. Be sure to check here for updates daily! I'll let you know all the details of our crazy adventures. We will be in London, Rome, Venice, and plan to travel down the coast of Greece starting in Corfu and ending in Patras! Talk to you all soon! [View Full Entry]

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Soon I will be off to Perú and then Ecuador. It feels fitting as it was 10 years ago this September (the 5th to be precise) that I arrived in Ecuador for my first big adventure on my own and away from home. This will be my third trip to South America, but the first time that I go with no obligations, schedules to stick to, or rules to follow. There will be no school, which is fortunate because I don’t think that in my old age I could handle either the plaid skirt of my Ecuadorian Colegio or the freezing [View Full Entry]

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With a little under 7 hours before I take to the skies due east, I am admittedly a tad apprehensive with my decision to vagabond through the next couple of months. Needless to say, backing out is not an option, so onward I go. This journal entry is more of a test than anything else so I won't go on much further. More to come;) [View Full Entry]

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It's basically all done, I'm finished. All that I own is packed away. Everything I will need or use for the next five months is in one, bigger then expected, backpack. I am filled with nervous excitement and eager anticipation as I try to image what the next five months will hold. Hopefully it will be nothing and everything like what I am expecting. I guess only time will tell.... [View Full Entry]

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So... as I am procrastinating as best as I can, I figured I might as well put up my Boston pictures. On second thought. The upload for this is way to slow. I may be procrastinating, but I don't like to waste my time. [View Full Entry]

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testing. do i really want to do this? [View Full Entry]

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Otay so here it is, my trip is almost about ready to start, 2 days and counting. Please tell me, how do you pack 9 months wroth of stuff into a suitcase, a backpack, and a purse?! I mean I do carry a very large purse, but come on now!! Yesterday was a serious wake up call, saying goodbye to all my Santa Cruz friends was so hard, I held out and didn’t cry, but believe me I wanted to soooo bad. Especially at the last SEC general gathering, with the pie! Come on you guys that was way to much, [View Full Entry]

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