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Why Your Morning Routine Matters
“Life is worth waking up an hour early to live an hour more.” I have a love-hate relationship with mornings. I love the feeling of being up and p productive early enough that I can move at my own pace, have my quiet time, read a few blogs, and actually feel on top of things before I…
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“…And Then, I Realized Adventures Are The Best Way to Learn.”
“We must take adventures in order to know where we truly belong.” It’s been a little over two weeks since my Costa Rican adventure came to a close. I’m already back at college, and after a comedy of errors with my cell provider, I actually have a working iPhone (although I do tend to forget…
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T-12 Hours
“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place…like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll also miss the person you are now at this time and in this place, because you know you’ll never be this way again.” -Azar Nafisi I don’t know what happened to the past…
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Pura Vida, Broken Phones, and Real Living
“Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.” Another week has passed here in Costa Rica, and what a week it has been. This time, sitting down to blog, I hardly know where to start. Every day here feels like about five. If you’ve ever…
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First Impressions and Falling in Love
“Our destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.” -Henry Miller Today is day 3 in Costa Rica, and I already know it’s going to fly by so quickly. This morning, I woke up to an open window and a light morning rain. I could hear passerbys chatting away in Spanish.…
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Countdown to Take-Off
“To live would be an awfully big adventure.” -J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Confession: This blog hasn’t received nearly the time or attention over the past few months that I intended to give it. By that, I mean that it honestly has not gotten any of my attention at all. Right now, it is a little…
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Spring Break [Without Breaking the Bank]
It’s getting to be that time of year for all of us college students: spring break is almost here! For a some, that means beach days and fabulous excursions. However, unfortunately, not all of us get that this year. That does not mean, however, that we can’t have a fabulous spring break. Even if you’re…
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Snow Days and Slowing Down
“Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective.” Doc Zantamata So, today is my fifth snow day in the last month. Apparently, Tennessee has decided that nice, warm temperatures just aren’t its thing anymore. Despite the cold, though, these snow days have provided an unexpected and beautiful reprieve from the normal hustle and…
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“Friendly” Foes
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another “What? You too? I thought I was the only one.” -C.S. Lewis The art of truly being a good friend is one that requires effort and practice. I know I can look back at my own life and see times that I…