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Posts from when I had no idea what was in store.

“Some people think I’m neurotic and all, but I’m not.”

I hope neuroticism is a word. I like it. Continue reading

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Nothing can keep the hopeful exchange student from her appointed interviews.

I thought this was pretty clever, but unfortunately, I didn’t say it until several hours later, so I may not have filled the “bad jokes” component score. Continue reading

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countdown, take two

It shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise, considering that Central Park has just broken a record for snowfall that has been in place since about 1874, but I was still dismayed to find that my CBYX selection committee had been postponed until next Saturday Continue reading

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“Report from a Pashtun Teen”

Sher Bano is a seventeen-year-old girl living in Peshawar, Pakistan. Last year, she was an exchange student in Illinois; this year, she is unable to attend a formal school.

I can’t think of many more interesting perspectives. Continue reading

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Liquid Awesomeness.

Put the exchange student in the bottle and shake it all up. Continue reading

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Always relevant.

The Olympics are all international and whatnot so clearly this is, indeed, relevant. Continue reading

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I am the world’s least patient person.

seventeen days are at least not even nearly more than nine thousaaaand. Continue reading

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One down, two to go…

also, for god’s sake bring a water bottle in with you. Continue reading

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“Well, They Might Be Giants covered that song about Constantinople, so Turkey can’t be all bad!” Continue reading

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As any self-respecting expert at procrastination would do,

in which Margaret divulges little of importance, aside from her love for parenthetical statements. Continue reading

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