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Maya, Life, 2013
Well, I survived pregnancy. It didn't get any easier - well, not much, anyway. The nausea eventually went away, but was replaced with searing back pain, the only cure for which was to "get unpregnant" as my sister put it ( Read more... ) -
Growing Pains
So, I'm pretty sure almost no one reads LJ anymore, which is great for me because I can air all the crap going on in my crazy brain at the moment without worrying. Not, specifically, worrying that someone will read it, but worrying that I will somehow inconvenience them with my overbearing emotional outbursts. This is a new thing, since Japan - I ( Read more... ) -
Well, haven't been on here in forever
So, what's new since the last time I signed in ( Read more... ) -
South Africa (the overview)
So, I until tomorrow work at Molteno, which is a language and literacy organization in here in South Africa. Here's a quick recap of my life for the last two months ( Read more... ) -
Johannesburg, the Market
So, Johannesburg. Unlike any city I have ever seen, Johannesburg has no water, no mountains, and pretty much no visible natural resources at all. When I first arrived I asked why anyone would build a city here. The answer was simple and I should have predicted it: The city is built on gold. Apparently 100 years ago there was no city here, then a ( Read more... ) -
London
So, apparently I only write notes when I am out of the country. This one is about London, where I had the pleasure to spend about six hours yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Today's stuff that went wrong -- and right!
1) My alarm didn't go off. American cell phones are just...trash. I mean, I know I got the cheapest one, but still. Time to buy an alarm clock ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
So, I haven't posted in a while, mostly because I've been really really really busy. This is a quick post while I wait for some course documents to download, just to catch people up ( Read more... ) -
The Student Life, part 2
So, I was in college when I started this journal. It feels odd to be here again. I'm a little older and a little wiser, maybe, but I really don't feel that differently. Well, other than a new-found work ethic. I used to pride myself on my procrastination skills, but I think that part of me got left at a bus stop somewhere along the way. I'm ahead ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye letters
Here's some farewells I got from second year students. I didn't edit them ( Read more... )