"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."
— Benjamin Franklin
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Today is the first USC football game of the season, wish I could hop on a plane and fly to Hawaii to be there! I miss the feeling of baking in the sun, pumping my victory sign and cheering with friends. Homecoming or ND, gotta make it to one. Fight on!!!

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My boy’s coming to China! Thank goodness for trans-Atlantic flights… Google indicates that kayaking from Washington to Hawaii, then from Hawaii to Shanghai, is the practical way to reach China. We think otherwise.
Every 11:11 wish, crossed finger and bedtime prayer is coming true. Now I can start crossing days off the calendar :) My heart is so happy it might burst.
*Addendum: If this is too mushy for you (ahem, Brandon) be thankful I didn’t connect the dots and draw a giant, pink heart across the Atlantic Ocean. I thought about it…

My boy’s coming to China! Thank goodness for trans-Atlantic flights… Google indicates that kayaking from Washington to Hawaii, then from Hawaii to Shanghai, is the practical way to reach China. We think otherwise.

Every 11:11 wish, crossed finger and bedtime prayer is coming true. Now I can start crossing days off the calendar :) My heart is so happy it might burst.

*Addendum: If this is too mushy for you (ahem, Brandon) be thankful I didn’t connect the dots and draw a giant, pink heart across the Atlantic Ocean. I thought about it…

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“I think you just try to do your best, see where you can have the biggest impact and try not to hurt others. Life pretty much unfolds all on its own.”

- an email from Aaron, whom I met on a Boltbus from NYC to Philly. I love when you meet a stranger, strike up a conversation that gets past superficialities, then keep in touch with said stranger and become friends. That seems to happen to me a lot :)

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"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
— Soren Kierkegaard (via quote-book)
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A video about Shanghai’s street food scene, featured on CNT’s blog aggregator. It’s like watching live art. Yum.

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Owl City - Cave In

If the bombs go off, the sun will still be shining
Because we’ve heard it said that
Every mushroom cloud has a silver lining
Though I’m always undermining too deep to know

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Newly obsessed with The West Wing... 10 years late
  • Mrs. Landingham: Josh, aren't you a little old to be leering at college coeds?
  • Johs: I'm a Fulbright scholar, Mrs. Landingham, I don't leer...
  • Also, there will be plenty of grad students there!
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Dream destination: Fiji

Since before I can remember, the location I’ve dreamed of visiting is Fiji. Pristine beaches, snapshot-worthy sunsets, village huts - what else is wanting? Maybe I’ll make it happen, since I’m on this side of the world and all. Just need to start a Fijian piggy bank, asap.

Modriki

Yasawa Chain

Vuaki Village

Namuamua Village

Western Fiji

How can you see these photos and not believe in God?

(photos via cornersoftheworld)

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"I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world."
Mary Anne Radmacher Hershey
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