* thinking it's been a successful week when i go 3 days without a new mosquito bite ( Read more... )

Today, a teacher at my school was wearing a pink shirt with white letters: "So I see you've already met the twins." I walked past her and my jaw fell right open. More likely than not, she had no clue what her shirt said, but... wow, we work in an elementary school! So there. That is my little anecdote to let the few of you who read this know ( Read more... )

i'm frustrated and annoyed right now, and here's why ( Read more... )

i can feel that i'm starting to love this place. i know that it will only get better. in a month, the temperature will drop. i will not be swimming in my own sweat after a 15 minute bike ride to my school. soon, i won't be attacked by mosquitoes who make my flesh tender and swollen. i will get better at ordering a better variety of food. it ( Read more... )

so i think i scared a few people with my last email. at the time that i wrote it, china was sucking pretty bad. but today we went out and explored the markets near our apartment. after trying to give water to this adorable stray puppy, we found the hidden veggie market! so we went ape and bought stuff so we could make tofu and salad with ( Read more... )

My last full day in Shanghai is winding down. I leave tomorrow morning for Changshu where I will finally be able to unpack my massive suitcase. Right now, all the cool kids are partying it up, whereas I am in my hotel room nursing a stomach ache. I feel like I'm being stabbed every half hour ( Read more... )

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get back to me when coldplay stops sucking.

Let it be known that on the day of June 11, 2005 between the hours of 10:30pm-12am, Jimi Goodwin, lead singer of Doves, made EYES at me and SMILED during their live version Pounding. I'm not exaggerating or making this up. There was definitely sustained eye contact. I think I might be pregnant ( Read more... )

Ah, yes, and there is Hoffie for being so forgiving when I accidentally stood him up and for being a marvelous escort to the Shins concert.