So I have had an incredible start to the year 2011, but it has been so wonderful and so busy, that I have not been able to write it all online. I have kept a private written journal that, unlike my Cambodia journals is private and will not be published online, but I promise that [...]
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Coffee cup, desk plants, desk lamp, clock, computer, stapler, inspiring literature, doodle pad, backup stapler, envelopes and stamps, writing utensils, and scissors. Everything I need to get things done is right here. Sitting on my exercise ball, I can see the UVA football practice fields and the field hockey competition field. I can see when [...]
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So here are some of the things I have in the works and upcoming: I start grad school at UVA on August 24th. I am planning to bike across America in the summer of 2011 I am re-asserting myself to writing my book about my adventures in Cambodia I am currently seeking advice on starting [...]
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My alarm clock this morning woke me up to NPR’s Morning Edition which is where I get the majority of my news. Now, the retention period for news gleaned through the early morning haze of half sleep is usually about twenty minutes, then I wake up and the news becomes just another bad dream. That [...]
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So I am back, tomorrow will be the two month mark and I am hoping to give a status update on how I am feeling and everything about Cambodia. But this entry is about something completely different. Since I have been back, I have gotten back into the sport that I love which is pole [...]
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The basement at my parents house has for long time been for me a place of exploration and discovery. Over the past few years, boxes have come to cover the floor and usable space has become cluttered. Recently, a fire has been lit under my butt to revive a place that always offered an arena [...]
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