2015-03-26
The weekend was off to a poor start. I had spent the past few days hunkered down in bed with shooting stomach pains. I hadn’t eaten any substantial food at least as long. My host mom, increasingly worried, tried to tempt me out of my room with promises that food and exercise would cure me...
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The kid with the spiked hair gave a shout as his head made a solid connection with my shoe. He proceeded to roll over and pin his pudgy adversary to the ground. A couple of girls sitting nearby watched with vague interest. A tall, insolent boy pulled a chair up to the open window and...
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2014-12-19
Disclaimer: Stories hold to the original legend, but ample artistic license taken! 1. The avaricious due̱o oråÊThe Origin of the Lake of San Pablo The lake of San Pablo did not always exist in the land of many lakes. No, where San Pablo rests today there used to be dust that only reflected the footsteps...
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2014-08-19
“Raise twenty-five hundred dollars in the span of 3 months” It sounded ludicrous, not to mention intimidating, particularly to an amateur like me. The extent of my fundraising experience extended to selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door in elementary school. The experience had been a blazing success, with a grand total of two subscriptions and one pity...
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2014-08-07
At the age of seventeen, my standing in the world looks pretty good. I graduated from high school this past June. I began my first job. I was even on track to attend my dream school Stanford in the fall. So it begs the question: why am I taking a bridge year? It’s a good question....
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