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Name: becky
Location: Antarctica
Birthday: 9/5/1988
Gender: Female
Interests: praising the big G, churchin, monopoly, guitaring, spooning with rinj's dogs, eating, reading in the bathroom
Expertise: minesweepers
Occupation: Retired
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Member Since:
9/30/2002
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| does anyone even read xanga anymore? it's all about the tumblrs and twitters and blogspots... but i think i have like... two readers left out there? chaniele? young ria?
i'm in Indianapolis right now at my cousin's house. man there is nothing here but wide open spaces and cornfields. it's a land where vodka is sold at target right next to the cookie aisle. i enjoyed staying at home, having every meal prepared for me, and playing with my cousin's baby, colton, who is the cutest little boy in the world. he has actually learned the word "nuna" since i've been here. it's fun seeing my aunt, his grandma, interact with him. she always repeats korean words and numbers to him so he'll learn. every night my cousin and her husband Laman take him to his room before bed and all sit in a circle. Laman reads him a book and then they all pray together holding hands. he knows it's time to pray and he puts out his hands and bows his head without any question. he's only 21 months old and it's the most precious thing in the world. and when he wants to play he'll grab your hand and lead you to his play room and then pats the ground and goes "sit, sit." he's so cuteeeeeee.
anyways, for thanksgiving we had a deep fried turkey. DEEP FRIED. it was so juicy and scrumptious. and we also had PRIME RIB. and for breakfast we had left over prime rib and eggs. i haven't stopped eating since I got here. my aunt wanted to go to chicago so we drop the 3 and a half hours there just to spend 3 hours in the city... we ate lunch, and i walked around nordstrom, then headed home. wow...
senior year....
it's glorious. it was actually really hard for me to get in the mode of studying... i don't think people really took me seriously when i said it was really hard to adjust. oh new zealand, how i long for those days. i was really apathetic towards the freshman... i just wanted to come home after class each day and watch my shows and lay down like a cow. but i'm really trying to spend every free moment wisely.
citylife is glorious. it's probably one of the main reasons why i want to stay in boston. it's a church that i can trust and feel myself growing spiritually. what a great church... it really does sadden me when people decide not to go there because none of their friends decide to go or the diversity in age or race makes them feel uncomfortable. pastor um spoke this year that god's community transcends race, age, interests, and similarities and i definitely think that sticking with citylife for the past 3 years has helped me to learn to build community with those who i normally wouldn't be friends with.
the semester is almost over and im becoming a little more confident in what i want to do after graduation. i'm open to almost everything but i have a few preferences. i definitely want to live abroad again for a few years whether it be in japan, korea, or maybe some other random country. i miss my mom a lot. this year i've been talking to her more about real stuff like my future, the things she worries about, what she hopes to do in the future after i stop sucking money out from my parents. as i get older... not that i'm that old... i'm realizing that i want to be close to my parents when i start a family. i always saw myself being as far away from my parents as possible but i definitely want to be near them.
i'm tired... from eating.
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| it is my last night in auckland. i am really really excited to go back to america. the timing is perfect to go back home. there are things about america that are just so glorious like, mexican food from real mexicans, filter coffee, high speed internet, and marshmallows. random things i know. it's going to be a packed summer. 2 weeks in cali, one month at home, seattle, then BU! i don't really know what i want to say but, studying abroad has been the best experience of my life. ask me and i'll tell you stories or i'll tell you why. goodbye new zealand, herro america! i got sick in samoa. i hope i don't hurl on the plane | | |
| new zealand is the best place ever. it's literally the world's best kept secret.
some highlights and things i've learned thus far.
-saw my first penguin ever... but it was dead, washed up on the beach
-purchased a tent named Festiva for 40 NZ dollars which has become my best friend and home for 2 nights out of the week
-fished on a boat led by captain andre and i caught two fish!
-did the Nevis bungee jump (3rd highest in the world!) then right afterwards, crazy from adrenaline overload, did the Nevis Arc which is a 120m canyon swing.
-ate fresh sea urchins from the ocean.... tastes straight up like gooey salt
-started eating the core of the apple... and i regularly see apple seeds in my poo
-went boogie boarding and swallowed countless mouthfuls of salt water, been scraped against the ocean floor, and had my swim suit ripped off many times by the waves.
-did a 6 day hike, 65 miles, rolled my ankle on the 2nd day, was cold as hell as night, fell into countless rivers trying to cross them on rocks, had the nastiest and greasiest hair afterwards, but was a real confirmation that i... love... backpacking
-went 4-wheeling in rainy, muddy, goodness
-learned to drive on the left side of the road
-the stars are amazing and you can see the milky way.
-hiked up a mountain in the dark and saw the sunrise from the top
-learned to worry less... worrying achieves nothing.
-met the most amazing people in the world, one in particular, a 50 year old british rejbian woman named Gilly who is sailing around the world with her partner... she changed my perspective on life a little.
-saw mount doom!!!
-realized how little of Alaska and the east coast I've seen... i want to explore it all!
-speared an eel...
-chocolate is the best thing ever here
-learned that people can really surprise you, both in good and bad ways.
-i love white people
-ran over a possum
-discovered that gin and tonic w/ a lime is my preference
if you have a chance to go abroad... GO! it'll change your life, i swear.
travel the world, meet new people, learn, and eat good food!!! these are my new goals in life. yay! | | |
| it hasn't hit me yet that i'm going to be away from BU for an entire semester and half of my summer. in a week and a half, i am basically a senior. and in three weeks, i am off to hobbit land for 6 months. ho em gee. in my spare time, i find myself constantly looking up the weather in new zealand and crazy stuff to do.
doesn't that look fun? you're in a big hamster ball and you roll down a hill. it's called zorbing.
i heard lamb is so cheap and so good there.
i haven't updated much this semester. all i can say is that everything is great. if only i didn't have these blasted finals in my way, i could spend more time with my homies...f these finals in the a. oh, i went to north carolina this past thanksgiving. eemo and eemobo took care of me so well... and i ate hella and lounged hella. i might have added an inch or two to my muffin top. it's straight up countryside there, but it was nice to take a break from the city.
i just came back from lunch with that spinster supervisor i always write about. i thought it would be hella awkward, but it wasn't. she needs some lovin in her life... like fo reals.
the next time i update, i'll probably be at home, or maybe in new zealand... we'll see. but i promise more frequent updates with every new adventure!
p.s. 30 rock and arrested development never gets old. if you haven't seen these shows, watch them now.
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