im there now. mentally. i can feel it. and i hate it. that place i swore i'd never go again. in between myself and ... whoever the hell it was i used to be. being here is killing me. slowly. it's depressing. le sigh.

i knew studying abroad was going to change me. but not like this. it opened up my eyes to so much. it made me realize how much is out ( Read more... )

this is an excerpt about studying abroad, as one person experienced it ... it really hit home with me and, quite frankly, made me pretty upset! i nearly cried while reading this ... hope you all enjoy it (especially you lucie!!)

What living abroad was about was the little things, tiny bits and pieces of life that come and go like the notes in a song ( Read more... )

1. You are in the Witness Protection Program and must invent a new first, last, and middle name. What's your new name? Violet Moonshine. no middle name. if you aren't me or ashley, this will never make sense to you ( Read more... )

so this is it. my last full day in the city of philadelphia until sometime in mid-december. weird to think i wont experience autumn illadelph style this year. im going to miss this place. im going to miss all of you. well, most of you ( Read more... )

1. Comment with your name and I'll respond with something random about you ( Read more... )

so i know its been forever since i've posted a real update, but tonight's update is reserved for a special reason and one special reason only...the story is as follows:

i've been looking around online lately and realizing more & more that while being in england this fall is going to be amazingbeyond words, its causing me to miss many of my ( Read more... )

so this is my long overdue rant of the summer ( Read more... )

i can see the moon through my window and it looks amazing right now. random chilly nights like this in summer make me happy, and yet, make me feel strange. im in the mood to vent & good ol' LJ is here to listen. thank god for that. i dont know why i dont make this a friends only entry. i feel like i dont want anyone else to know these thoughts ( Read more... )

so its 2am and im more awake then ever and feel the need to update. wow, i havent written in this thing in nearly 2 months. so much has happened, so much has changed. obviously i cant write about all of it, so i'll give the shortened version the best i can ( Read more... )

this entry is for all my lovers from the class of 2005 that graduated from HS today ( Read more... )