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I heart med students

April 13th, 2006

If I thought I could escape I was wrong… after taking three flights, through three different countries, hopping three trains (one in the right direction) and walking three blocks I reached Centric Point Hostel in the middle of Barcelona to join the check-in line. The beautiful woman ahead of me turned Read the rest of this entry »

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Inspired by… Dale! … I mean Baudelaire

April 4th, 2006

Before I left my friend Dale gave me a book and I opened it to find this poem: 

ENIVREZ-VOUS
Il faut être toujours ivre. Tout est là : c’est l’unique question. Read the rest of this entry »

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toothpastetoothpastetoothpaste and prep.

March 28th, 2006

This weekend I borrowed a backpack from my friend Graham, bought and browsed the Lonely Planet guides, then exchanged some of them for CultureShock! Thailand and First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia RemembersRead the rest of this entry »

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Hard work/Rusty Toyota

March 20th, 2006

It’s been five years since I’ve left the States so I can’t wait to fly to Barcelona and then Bangkok next month. The last five years I’ve worked really hard at school, supported family and friends, and neglected some other things like music, meeting lots of good people, and traveling. Next August I’ll jump into medical school and the goal is to keep paying attention to the more important parts of life – the stuff that makes us alive, A.L.I.V.E.

“We all live in a Yellow Ryder Truck…” my family harmonized as we barreled through rural Ontario towards our new home. It was 1990, mid-July, Bush I had just invaded Iraq, we were moving to Canada Read the rest of this entry »

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