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Bigelow: There and Back Again
Happy Lunar New Year! This year is the year of the snake! My Chinese zodiac is the Goat, which is possibly the most powerless of all zodiac-related animals. I would really, really love to be a dragon. I think I… Read more »
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My Walking Diaries
Wow! I am in Denmark! Can you believe it? No? Me neither! I am so excited I could scream! You know what I am already shouting in my head! AHHHHH! So, I hope this gives you an idea about how… Read more »
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Merry (belated) Christmas and (early) Happy New Year!
So, the semester was over. Yes, I know I am a little late, but I was a little drunk in the holiday atmosphere. It is bizarre that this year is only my third white Christmas, yet I felt like… Read more »
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…Are you alive, Josephine? Hello? Hello?
… The answer to that question is yes. A more elaborate answer is yes, but barely. Part of being a college student (or human being, in general), is the ability to ingest as much pie as possible, and to handle… Read more »
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Planktons, planktons and planktons
This is gonna be a brief update; my belly’s too full of goodies to tap on computer. Must. Persist. Here’s a picture of me as a pirate. There you go. The past few weeks have been a frenzy of presentations,… Read more »
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… So how’s everything been going?
In a nutshell, nothing much happened in the last two weeks. Sure, life, also known as our awesome Professor Pete, had been aiming knowledge bullets at us while we try to balance every other aspect of the program. I am… Read more »
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Making New Friends
Fall is a romantic season in Maine. The sceneries come straight out from a storybook. One of my favorite pastimes in Colby is just walking to places. I am that strange person who will grab my trench coat and walk… Read more »
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The Dangers of Studying Abroad and … Grocery Shopping
Parts of not living in a dorm means that you have to feed and clean yourself. Yes, it does sound fun; my head was filled with images of me dancing around the kitchen, humming a catchy tune, and cooking so… Read more »
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The Beauty of Small Things
Maine grows on me. To me, Maine is like wine; you don’t understand why your parents love it so much when you are younger, but you taste beyond the bitterness and found the muted sweet aftertaste as you grew older…. Read more »
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Rolling in the Deep; Paddling in the Shallow
I would not describe myself as athletic or outdoorsy; true, I do enjoy yoga, light dancing, even swimming, but when a sport involves battling against the nature, I usually feels cozier with a cup of hot coca in my bed…. Read more »
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