Seeing the duck, the little bird flew down upon on the grass, settled next to her and shrugged his shoulders:

"What kind of bird are you if you can't fly?" said he.
To this the duck replied:
"What kind of bird are you if you can't swim?" and dived into the pond.

- Prokofiev's Peter and the wolf
Something which made me smile today.

instead of preparing for my very last presentation of my undergrad life (GASP!), i've been browsing through my germany pictures and that has ignited my wanderlust. did you know that wanderlust is actually a borrowing from german? we've gone full circle, people!


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Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.
- Maya Angelou

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i think half of me died yesterday. i don't think i could ever be the same again.

Finally got back a few days ago but not like it made any difference because I've generally been in a daze. I spent the last few days just trying to get over my jet lag and in my few waking hours, trying to look attentive and interested in class. But it obviously hasn't been working because I'm still awake ( Read more... )

i should start writing down my thoughts and what i've experienced here before i forget what they are and how they've changed me.

because i wanna get the miu miu and a balenciaga now.

i initially really told myself that i should forget about the miu miu bag because it was too stiff and not as slouchy as i expected it to be. but having gone back to the store a few more times i realised that it gets slouchy with use! and the leather smells damn delicious!! i would have bought ( Read more... )