2016-01-24
Before I go into saying just how this year has taught me about turning rut stories into river stories, maybe I should start by explaining these concepts. So river stories are sort of the things in life that run smoothly, without you having to put too much effort into it. A rut story on the...
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2015-10-21
So where do I find myself at this very moment? Well I can say that I am now sort of feeling at home, I have started calling my host mom just ‘mom’, and well Spanish, yeah that’s still tough. I had my birthday on Saturday the 10th of October- yay happy birthday to me- but...
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2015-09-24
This may seem a bit geekish, and borderline just very cliche-ish, however I can honestly draw so many parallels between what I am experiencing, and what Avatar Aang was going through before he could defeat the Fire Lord, and become the hero of the story. At this very moment I am an excellent air bender,...
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When you ask geography experts what seasons you can find in Ecuador, they say that you get a Dry season ( summer) and a wet season (winter). However when you ask the natives, the Ecuadorians, they say that although that may be true, in each day they experience all four seasons. In the morning they...
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2015-09-07
My place at the table I am unsure of what I am feeling. Could this be what culture shock feels like? That every time one of these people with whom I live, open their mouths, I sit there with my hands in my lap, with nothing to say, no way of saying it. We went...
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2015-08-27
And a hush fell over the crowd… How do I even begin to put into words the amount of excitement that I am feeling? When I think back to April, when I first heard that I had gotten in, I was in awe of the chance that I had received. This opportunity came at such a...
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