July 2010
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Okay, so I thought about it for a little bit
and in retrospect, I guess that’s just how it works. You can’t stay in one place for the rest of your life. Well, technically I guess you can, but that’s not what I want. You go to new places and meet new people and then move on. You reserve a special place in your heart for them, and then you go on living the rest of your life as they will with theirs, you know?
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Wut the wut
Packing my bags yet again. I remember when I first arrived in Shanghai, I was really homesick for Beijing. I genuinely thought I was gonna hate it here. It was too hot to stand, the wallpaper in my room was peeling off, and the toilet wouldn’t freakin’ flush. But here I am, five weeks later. I’ve completely fallen in love with another city. Its people, crappy weather, crowded...
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WatchOh btw, happy birthday to the ~best little brother ever~
Watch out world, this beat-boxing nuisance is now officially a legal adult.
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More packing, more goodbyes
Just sitting here on my bed, thinking about how tomorrow’s my last full day here and feeling super depressed. That’s all.
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Every morning.
Wasn’t lying.
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What if.....
This entire time, hand sanitizers turned out to be some sort of a placebo and did absolutely nothing to kill germs?
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I just reread my last few entries and
realized that I come off as an ungrateful, condescending bitch. But that’s a complete misrepresentation of how I feel about my experiences here. In fact, I bet you I can name 10 things in Shanghai that make me smile real big, right here on the spot. No cheating.
1. The unchanging fact that the first thing I see every morning when I wake up and look outside my window is a group of cute,...
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Here, it seems to be socially acceptable to
- Walk around in your two-piece pajamas in broad daylight - Clip your (toe)nails in the middle of the street - Let your child pee on the sidewalk or into the sink of a public restroom with imprecise aim - Not wash, or even rinse your hands after taking care of business over a squatty - Walk around with your shirt rolled up to reveal a surprisingly pale midriff - Or the better alternative, without...
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Date with Danny
He brought me home on a motorcycle. Need I say more?
