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away

      i peel down the postcard a memory of you a you who doesn’t exist. not anymore i know this to be true it hurts to know that people go in such a silent way be relieved. be brave. be sad. be kind. be happy. you did live one day there’s tragedy in…

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Arbitrary

  Education is arbitrary: what we learn is arbitrary; how we learn is arbitrary; whether we learn is arbitrary. This was something I suspected as a student and have had fully confirmed for me while on the other side of the chalk board. To put forward a very obvious example, there’s the seating plan. Quite…

Busan: Let’s Go to the Beach; Let’s Go Get Away!
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Busan: Let’s Go to the Beach; Let’s Go Get Away!

    South Korea’s second largest city, Busan, opened its port to the Western World back in 1876. Since then, it has expanded in a rather Western way (out instead of up, though they’re making up for that with some of their department stores now). The city is much more relaxed than Seoul and makes…

Fistful of Fun: 5 Fantastic(al) Series to Read
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Fistful of Fun: 5 Fantastic(al) Series to Read

    The All Souls Trilogy A Discovery of Witches #1, Shadow of Night #2, The Tree of Life #3 by Deborah Harkness    “It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.”   For those interested in: universities, libraries, witches, vampires, daemons, foreign countries,…

Tomato Rice
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Tomato Rice

    I’m a big fan of meals that are simple, delish, and can be thrown together quickly, so when my friend showed me a video for this simple dish, I thought: why not, let’s give it a crack. This recipe uses ingredients that you probably already have on your cooking counter and will add…

You Get a Plot Point, and You Get a Plot Point; Everybody Gets a Plot Point! Captain America: Civil War
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You Get a Plot Point, and You Get a Plot Point; Everybody Gets a Plot Point! Captain America: Civil War

    For perhaps the first time since I moved to Japan, a movie I was interested in seeing was released here before America! To celebrate such a momentous occasion, a visiting friend and I saw Civil War in IMAX 3D. On its own, it was enjoyable, but I was pleased with our decision from…