Sunday Dinner

The smells of home-cooked goodness permeate the long room, the dim lights shooting through the slight haze of heat, spice, and warm carmaderie. The pungent aromas of curry, cumin, and chives, interspersed with the cloying sweetness of mandarin oranges and raisins, is almost overwhelming, stamping the room with a strong sense of tradition. It’s deja [...]

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guacamole

Two summers ago, I made the perfect guacamole. Fresh avocadoes from the local farmer’s market, ripe yet firm, vibrant and tender. I couldn’t help myself – I had to cut one open, sprinkly some salt on it and dig in with a spoon. Followed by fresh onion, also haggled for at the farmer’s market, sliced [...]

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Quite possibly…

These past two days have been the worst days ever. In six words, I can sum it all up: my life is out of control. It started when I woke up early and was supposed to go into lab to start purifying some proteins by precipitating the excess media that was in the solution. When [...]

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Long Overdue

 

Hola amigo mío, 
I’m responding to your wonderful message to let you know a little bit of my life since we last spoke. It’s been a while since we’ve chatted, messaged, poked, said hello. So as promised, a little bit o’ me since we last spoke. 
So I got the job to go to Spain (see earlier [...]

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Keep breathing…

This has been the most chaotic week of my educational life. I’ve had a thesis, a problem set, a presentation, a student rally, meetings, organizational elections, and church stuff to complete in the past week. I now have to catch up on five essays, two math problem sets, a thesis revision, and research in the [...]

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sEXILEd

Dear roommate,
Please don’t let your boyfriend sleep overnight in the room, especially since I’ve asked so nicely before…It’s weird to wake up to (semi-)random people walking in and out of our bathroom…I don’t care if you are(n’t) doing anything, please stop –> it’s awkward.
Sincerely, ME.

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Interview…

I interviewed for a summer job today. At 9:40am. I was one minute late. It involves a ton of writing, updating, summarizing, taking pictures — in short, working for a travel guide. I think it went well. I pray that it went well. Ever since I can remember, I have remembered places…not just places, but [...]

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East-West

There’s this song that says that only “[He] know(s) how far the East from the West.” I mean, only God knows the immeasurables in life — the intangibles — the things that we play at and think we know but really have no clue about. I’m reminded of that truth — I just heard some [...]

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Conquering the Fear of Flight

Wavorly – Praise And Adore
From the album Conquering The Fear Of Flight
What I have to say is obvious
A knowledge free, for all of us are
Your Word leaves us with no excuse
The paths we choose make us who we are
There’s a breeze blowing through here tonight
(Chorus)
So I praise and adore you
Lay it all down before you
In [...]

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Slow Me Down

I just discovered Emmy Rossum. I’m seriously behind. I know. But I love her sound, her pop sound, that is. Mind you, it’s not “bubble-gum pop.” Check out her Good Morning America interview.
Writing to say that this single pretty much encapsulates everything that I feel at this moment in my life. “Men travel faster now, [...]

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