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Down with the Homesickness (ooh ah ah ah ah)

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Well, helloooo, my people,  Long time no chat. Sorry and thank you to those people who have been asking where my blog has been. The truth is, it has been unwritten until now; my apologies, kids! The humidity and I are still bebopping alongside each other during this wildly hot Hong Kong summer.  Since my first post back in August, I have been settling into my new home at Morningside College. It turns out “settling in” to a new place/job/country after barely being allowed to leave the state of Vermont for two years is a little bit (a lotta bit) hard. I will fully admit to spending the better part of the last month coping with culture shock and homesickness. Those aren’t terms that I’ll leave up for interpretation because I’m learning that culture shock manifests itself in so many different ways for so many different people. To be clear, I am having an amazing time in Hong Kong. I am constantly learning new things about myself, the place, and the people around me; this doesn’t g...
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Quarantini, Rocks on the Side...Or Out the Window

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Back by popular (Nana’s) demand! The series of entries I feel inclined to write only when I am not touching United States soil. Thank you to everyone who followed my adventures, escapades, and any other label that you see fit, in and around New Zealand. Well, actually, you didn’t get to read about the “around” when friends and I visited Tasmania. That unfortunately came after I abruptly stopped writing and got caught in the staggered “goodbyes” as everyone began to leave the country after final exams. That, of course, was just over three years ago (time flies!?), so my apologies for only addressing my blog abandonment now. I have been continuously reliving and taking myself on mental vacations to NZ by reading and rereading my blogs over the past few years, so thank you to all who encouraged and demanded (again, usually Nana) those writings. Anyway, if you would also like to relive my time in Aotearoa, here’s some light reading for ya. Print it out; put it next to the toilet. I might....
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